Kisumu County Steps in to Cushion Fish Farmers from Massive Losses
Wednesday, 09 November 2022
By Nancy Juma The County Government has moved in with speed to rescue over 3700 fisherfolks who have suffered massive losses following mysterious death of fish stock along Lake Victoria. While addressing the press at his City Hall Office, Kisumu Governor Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o confirmed on-going reports of mass death of fish and foul
- Published in Agriculture, News Item
Kenya Urban Program Phase II Mission Visit to County Governments and Municipalities
Monday, 07 November 2022
By: Emily mikwa Governor Nyong’o today hosted to a delegation from the State Department of Housing and Urban Development in collaboration with the Ministry of Devolution, the World Bank and the Council of Governors. The team led by the Secretary for Urban and Metropolitan Development Eng. Benjamin Njenga and the Kenya Urban Support Program Coordinator,
- Published in Kenya Urban support program, Urban Planning
Nutrition Investment Case.
Thursday, 03 November 2022
By Lorraine Anyango Nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-specific interventions in Kisumu County are growing strong, necessitating the development of an investment case for Multi-Sector Nutrition Advocacy in the same region. This growth has been marked by the notable contribution of the MSN and the nutrition champions spread across the seven sub-counties with support from ‘Advancing Nutrition’, a
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Availing Affordable Prosthetic Legs.
Thursday, 03 November 2022
By Lorraine Anyango. Having sufficient funds to afford a prosthetic limb is a great concern for most people who have lost their limbs. This is the gap that Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) seeks to fill and offer more affordable limbs through its looming partnership with the North West University from South
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The Western Kenya Water Project Inception Meeting and Co-creation workshop in Kisumu
Thursday, 03 November 2022
The USAID Western Kenya Water project organised a 3- day inception meeting and co- creation workshop as from 2nd to 4th, November 2022 in order to engage multiple stakeholders in Kisumu County in a bid to increase sustained access to water services, while enabling better management of water resources. The five year project, funded by
- Published in Department of Water, News Item
Targeted Actions on Teen Pregnancies in Kisumu
Wednesday, 02 November 2022
By Matilda Atieno Although Kisumu has attempted to address rising incidents of teenage pregnancies by enacting specific laws and policies, many challenges have limited the success of these laws and policies. According to the county officer in charge of Gender, Adah Omedi, the vice calls for collaboration between stakeholders including the administration, village elders, police
- Published in Gender and Youth Affairs, News Item
Capacity Building Workshop on Renewable Energy Project Development
Monday, 31 October 2022
The 100% Renewable Cities and regions Roadmap project and ICLEI African Secretariat in collaboration with the County Government of Kisumu, organized a 3- day training workshop on project development as part of the 100%Renewable Cities and Regions Roadmap project. The 100% Renewable Energy project focuses on Kisumu County as a deep dive city with Nakuru
- Published in Energy and Industrialization, News Item
Preparations for the 9th Edition of Kicosca games kick off in Kisumu
Thursday, 27 October 2022
By Nancy Juma Preparations to host the 9th Edition Kenya Inter County Sports and Cultural Association (Kicosca) Games are in top gear with Kisumu Governor. H.E Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o receiving the Chain, a symbol of authority and power to undertake the roles of a Patron. The chain was officially handed over to Governor Nyong’o
Result Based Management and Reporting Workshop
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
By: Emily Mikwa The County Directorate of Fisheries organized a two -day workshop to sharpen the skills of all the field Officers under fisheries directorate on how to narrow the gaps identified during the Monitoring and Evaluation Mission in Kisumu. Some of the gaps identified were lack of: consolidated data on production / stocking, data
- Published in Agriculture, News Item
The Promise of Digital Health in the Future of Kisumu
Tuesday, 18 October 2022
By Matilda Atieno ‘There is no doubt left that Kisumu County is ready and willing to be the hub of digital health innovations.’ This is the commitment at the end of the second day of the Digital Health in Africa Conference held at the Grace Onyango social center in Kisumu. The Chairman Grace Onyango Digital