Continental festival set for Kisumu postponed due to floods

FESTAC festival which was supposed to be hosted in Kisumu this month has been postponed to a later date due to floods. According to a statement released by the organising committee, Kisumu was poised to host the $h World Blacks and Africa Festival of Arts and Culture -FESTAC AFRICA on May 20-26, 2024 The statement…

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dinga.Kisumu County Woman Rep Ruth O

Ruth Odinga: Embrace fruit, vegetable growing to boost income

Kisumu County Woman Rep Ruth Odinga wants farmers to diversify into aggressive fruits and vegetable growing to improve household food and nutrition security. She said that fruit and vegetable farming, if well exploited, can contribute to increased income for farmers. This will provide direct access to food that can be harvested, cooked, and served to…

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Kisumu's Mowlem bus park.

Why Kisumu City manager ordered PSVs out of petrol stations

Kisumu City Manager Abala Wanga has ordered all Public Services Vehicles (PSVs) operating and has offices within petrol stations, to cease their operations in such places effective March 10, 2024. In a signed Statutory Public Notice, Wanga said the move is one of the ongoing efforts to enhance the efficiency and orderliness of public transport…

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Lake Victoria Tourism Association Chairman Robinson Anyal speaks in Kisumu during the 10th Nyanza Region Hotel Suppliers Expo concluded recently.

Western tourism circuit on the road to recovery

The Western Kenya tourism circuit is now on the recovery path following the shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has realized remarkable gains signified by the number of new hotels and conference facilities sprouting up to meet the demand of the rising number of visitors in the region. Lake Victoria Tourism Association Chairman Robinson Anyal…

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East Africa Community and Regional Development Cabinet Secretary Peninah Malonza

Malonza: Govt to set up new rice milling machine in Kibos

The Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) plans to put up a new rice milling machine in Kibos, Kisumu East, to revamp aging ones. Cabinet Secretary for East Africa Community and Regional Development Peninah Malonza said the new milling machine will revolutionize rice farming in the region with a move aimed at growing wealth creation amongst farmers….

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Business elite in Kisumu to install 2,500 CCTV cameras around city

The business elite in Kisumu are planning to install over 2,500 CCTV cameras around the city to enhance security, especially around bus stops and all residential estates. The city management heavily relies on CCTVs installed on private buildings belonging or leased by the business community, the city manager Abala Wanga saying they had received feedback…

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Kisumu City Manager Abala Wanga.

Matatu owners in Kisumu ordered to join Saccos

The Kisumu county government has ordered all public transport owners to register their vehicles with Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization (Saccos). The County Executive Committee Member (CECM) in charge of Infrastructure, Energy and Public Work Mr Salmon Orimba said it is a Government policy that all matatus must be registered with Saccos warning that vehicles…

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Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o during the launch of the Marwa medical cover.

Kisumu introduces new medical cover targeting informal sector

The County Government of Kisumu has launched a subsidy programme to support individuals in the informal sector to enable them to have health insurance cover. In the subsidy programme dubbed Marwa, the county government will contribute KSh500 to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), with the balance being contributed by the beneficiaries. While launching the…

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British High Commissioner to Kenya, Neil Wigan and Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o address the press.

UK companies hunt for Kisumu investments

The British High Commissioner to Kenya, Neil Wigan has announced that firms in the United Kingdom (UK) are keen on investing in Kisumu County to leverage the region’s huge economic potential in agriculture and the blue economy. Wigan said the UK government was keen on supporting interested companies in Britain to invest in the lakeside…

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Chemelil Sugar Company Limited.

Kisumu Court stops appointment of new Chemilil Sugar Managing Director

A Kisumu High Court has barred new Chemelil Sugar Factory Managing Director (MD) Moses Kiprop Kolum from taking over office. Justice Stephen Radido made the ruling following a petition filed by farmer Michael Sidigu in December 2023 contesting the appointment which was made by Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mithika Linturi. Sidigu had filed a petition…

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