Asembo-Gangu Widow Celebrates New House After PS Raymond Omollo’s Intervention

GANGU-ASEMBO, Siaya August 5th –In the quiet village of Gangu Asembo, Siaya County, where red soil paths wind through fields and time often feels frozen, the home of 73-year-old widow Margaret Anyango Oriema once stood as a painful symbol of forgotten lives. For years, Margaret lived alone in a dilapidated grass-thatched house—its leaking roof surrendering…

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128 Bright, Needy Students Benefits from Nyanza Community Youth Empowerment Program

The program comes in handy to support the bright but needy students to pursue their education dream courses. KISUMU, Kenya August 5 –The bright but needy students who sat for the Kenya Certificate of secondary Education ( KCSE) but were unable to join various learning institutions due to lack of school fees have all reasons…

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Kisumu County Partners with Organizations to Boost Climate Smart Agriculture Among the Youth, Women 

KISUMU EAST, Kenya, August 4 –The quest to improve our national food basket through agricultural production and enhanced income generation has been heightened with the roll out of different youth-friendly practices that are climate smart resilient and adaptive to Kisumu County locality. To attain these ends, about 300 young people drawn from across the lakeside’s…

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New Fisheries Bill is “Outdated, A Threat to Aquaculture,” Kisumu Stakeholders Tell House Committee

Stakeholders demand complete withdrawal of the proposed legislation, calling for a ministry-led process to craft a modern law fit for the multi-billion shilling Blue Economy. KISUMU, Kenya, September 2 – The proposed Fisheries Management and Development Bill, 2024, is facing strong condemnation from industry leaders who have termed it a “copy-and-paste” of outdated legislation that…

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President Ruto Commissioned Sh1B Ugunja Water Treatment Plant,Unveiled Bags of Goodies for Siaya County

In his multi-billion-shillings bag of goodies for the Siaya residents, Dr Ruto said that the government has factored into the budget the completion of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Stadium (Sh550M), the construction of a New Referral Hospital (Sh500M), and the rehabilitation of Usenge Pier Rehabilitation UGUNJA, Siaya, August 31- President William Ruto has commissioned the Sh1…

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Govt Unveils National Digital Asset Register to Counties to Curb Losses, Boost Revenue

KISUMU, Kenya, August – The National Government has initiated a nationwide rollout of the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) asset and inventory module to all 47 county governments. The new module marks a significant escalation in efforts to digitize public assets and clamp down on resource mismanagement. The move spearheaded by the State Department…

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E-Procurement System is Here to Stay, Govt Tells off Critics

KISUMU, Kenya, August – The National Government has emphatically stated it will not reverse course on the implementation of the new Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) law, despite a recent parliamentary annulment of its directive and significant pushback from county governments. Public Investments and Assets Management Principal Secretary Cyrell Odede declared that the government will not…

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Kisumu Records a Surge in Online Child Sexual Exploitation Cases Reporting After 3-Year SCROL Program

The program backed by Terre des Hommes, reports over 300 OCSE cases, highlighting both increased awareness and persistent challenges in achieving justice. KISUMU, Kenya, August 29th– A concerted three-year sensitization program in Kisumu Central Sub-County and its environs has led to the reporting of over 300 cases of Online Child Sexual Exploitation (OCSE). This, shows…

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