Digital Health Kisumu Conference
Monday, 17 October 2022
By Matilda Atieno Kisumu has convened a two days digital health conference in honour of Mama Grace Onyango, who is the 1st woman mayor and member of parliament of Kisumu, in an event held at the Mama Grace Onyango social centre. The on going digital health in Africa conference has attracted participants from across Africa
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New County Secretary Meets Administrators
Friday, 14 October 2022
The new Kisumu County Secretary, Mr John Auma, has urged Sub-County, Ward and Village Administrators to help spearhead the implementation of Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o’s development agenda. Mr Auma said the administrators were better placed to track on-going development projects in the villages and report on challenges facing the people.The CS who has hit the ground
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Kisumu Workshop on Mainstreaming Climate Change into Development Plan
Friday, 14 October 2022
By Matilda Atieno The County government in collaboration with Friedrich Ebert Sifting (FES) this week held a two days workshop on Mainstreaming Climate Change into Kisumu’s Development Programming specifically through strategies, plans and projects. Participants drawn from various sectors both national institutions and county government together with the civil society and members of the community
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Boosting Food Production through Smart Agriculture Mechanization
Thursday, 13 October 2022
By: Emily Mikwa The Czech – Kenya Agriculture Delegation today visited Kisumu County to meet the County Government of Kisumu, investors and farmers to discuss possibilities of collaboration on matters mechanization in the agricultural sector. The meeting held in Acacia Premier Hotel, was organized as a result of constant communication with the Czech government after
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Voices of Just Climate Action Workshop
Tuesday, 11 October 2022
By Matilda Atieno The county directorate of climate change in partnership with Slum Dwellers International Kenya (SDI-Kenya) organized the Voices for Climate Action Stakeholders Workshop aimed at providing an opportunity for stakeholders to deliberate on how to amplify voices for just climate action to ensure that decisions on climate change are participatory, transparent and accountable.
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Kisumu County Relief Effort Towards floods Affected Communities
Wednesday, 05 October 2022
By Matilda Atieno The county government in partnership with UNICEF today distributed family relief kits in the continuing effort towards supporting vulnerable households affected by floods in Nyando Sub-County. The floods left thousands displaced families in need of emergency assistance in the community including Ombaka village, Kawino village nyamkebe village and in Nyakach. Through the
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Kisumu County Food Systems Assessment Validation Workshop
Friday, 30 September 2022
The County Government of Kisumu in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) organized a two-day workshop as from the 29th to 30th September 2022 to validate the food assessment report and define a road map for the development of the Kisumu Food Strategy, under the Urban Food Systems Project. The workshop held at the
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Agri-Nutrition Conference
Thursday, 29 September 2022
The ongoing lake region Agri Nutrition forum in Kisumu is one of the most important conferences seeking to push for nutrition prioritization and eradication of malnutrition in Kenya. The commitment by the current government to completely eradicate malnutrition in the next five years inspires hope among nutrition stakeholders that a lasting solution can be found
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Kisumu Marks World Contraception Day 2022
Tuesday, 27 September 2022
By Matilda Atieno Residents of Rabuor in Kisumu County today joined the world in marking contraception day, with celebrations hosted at Rabuor Sub-County hospital in Nyando. World contraception day is aimed at raising awareness about the importance of contraception, how access to contraception is important, why being able to use contraception is part of an
New Partners, Health Goals.
Tuesday, 20 September 2022
by Lorraine Anyango The United Cities and Local Governments in Africa (UCLGA) did not just hold the Africities in Kisumu County, it’s now facilitating a partnership that will enhance access to quality health in the very region. This partnership between the Regional Council of Rabat-Sale-Kenitra in Morocco has also been carried out in conjunction with
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