Six Kisumu County lawmakers have strongly criticised the national government for hastily leasing out sugar factories without public participation and local stakeholders’ engagement. They demand immediate revocation of the 30-year lease of Muhoroni, Chemelil, and Miwani Sugar Mills through a Presidential Executive Order. By rejecting the opaque leasing, the legislators from the sugarcane growing zones…
Actors involved in climate change advocacy and mitigation have begun educating communities in Western Kenya on how to manage flooding and its effects. Several community-based organizations and local media outlets are leading this initiative. Mr. Bernard Okebe, the program coordinator of the Community Empowerment and Media Initiative (CEMI-K) in Kisumu, is implementing a unique project…
Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o has slammed the national government’s move to lease out local sugar companies in the Nyando Sugar Belt region. He termed the process, which has been fast-tracked and finalized, as “opaque, exclusionary, and a direct threat to rural livelihoods and land ownership.” In a terse statement issued Wednesday, Governor Nyong’o expressed…
In 2021, the United Nations reported that disposable diapers are one of the biggest contributors to plastic waste globally. According to the report, every minute around the world, over 300,000 disposable nappies/diapers enter landfills, incinerate or pollute the environment, including our oceans. In the EU alone, it is estimated that 33 billion single-use nappies/diapers are…
Deputy President Prof. Kithure Kindiki has called on the contractors to fast-track the ongoing construction of the Sh1.3 billion Kabonyo Kanyagwal Aquaculture and Fisheries Centre in Nyando sub-county, Kisumu. He expressed his concerns that the multi-billion-shilling initiative, which is currently 15% complete, might delay meeting its set timelines. It’s one of the Kenya Kwanza government’s…
Deputy President Prof. Kithure Kindiki has reiterated the government’s commitment towards creating a conducive business environment for small-scale traders to enhance economic growth from the grassroots level. To assist Mama Mboga and Boda Boda Riders, Prof Kindiki said that the President William Ruto-led administration is currently constructing 400 modern markets across the country. The markets…
The quest to provide an inclusive and sustainable sanitation project in Kisumu City got a significant boost following a grant of €800,000 (Sh 117,448,000) secured by Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company (KIWASCO) from the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. Dubbed ‘Kisumu City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation’ (CWIS), it will see the construction of a modern Faecal Sludge…
Kakamega County Governor Fernandes Barasa launched the countywide distribution of free planting fertilizer and maize seeds with a laser focus on low-income families, widows, women, and Persons with Disabilities recently. The distribution program is geared towards enhancing the county’s food basket by empowering 283,000 small-scale farmers in the county’s 60 wards. “We also seek to…