Kisumu County has secured a Public Private Partnership (PPP) with Indian investors to establish a Sickle Cell specialist hospital at Victoria Hospital in Milimani.
Dr. Gregory Ganda, the County Executive for Medical Services, Public Health, and Sanitation, said the move will make Kisumu the first county with such a facility in Kenya.
The facility will offer cutting-edge diagnosis and treatment for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and haemophilia, as well as bone marrow transplants and research to manage haematological diseases.
Dr. Ganda emphasised the importance of infant screening for containing the disease, as it is a hereditary disease.
Other clinics are being opened to scale up testing and develop a comprehensive Sickle Cell programme.
Tharaka Nithi County Commissioner David Gitonga has ordered security officers to guard coffee factories following reports of coffee theft in the area.
Gitonga directed local factory officials to ensure coffee is not stored for more than two days after it has dried up.
The county security team is ready to provide security for coffee at the factories and its transportation to coffee millers.
New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union (KPCU) Managing Director Timothy Mirugi has asked factories to collaborate with the national government administrative and security officers and take advantage of storage at nearby New KPCU depots.
The Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM) has grown significantly due to the World Bank’s involvement in its goal of becoming the Pan African Centre for Supply Chain Management.
The support has strengthened the capacity of KISM members in procurement and broadened their expertise to encompass the full spectrum of World Bank-funded projects.
The programme has equipped participants with specialised procurement methods that prioritise efficiency, quality, and value in public spending while remaining adaptable to individual countries’ situations.
The training has progressed into a structured programme, building upon each other, namely, basic, intermediate, and advanced.
With the help of the World Bank, KISM has been able to train its homegrown trainers, who now train other trainers, embedding capacity building for World Bank-funded projects within the institute, facilitating its growth.
Robert Macharia, the director of Mwihoko Dairy Goat Farm in Githurai, Kenya, began his agribusiness journey in 2012 with just two goats.
Over the years, his farm has grown exponentially, with 82 dairy goats producing over 70 litres of milk daily.
Macharia feeds his goats a mixture of dairy meal, Lucerne, and Boma Rhodes grass to ensure optimal milk levels.
He emphasises the importance of strategic planning for success in urban farming and the importance of feeding animals for quality, not quantity.
He has structured his goat pens into specialised clusters for various growth stages and has acquired German and French Alpine breeds of bucks for intentional breeding.
Mwihoko Dairy Goat Farm was awarded a top spot at the 2023 Nairobi International Trade Fair, further establishing itself as a leading urban farm in Kenya.
Macharia advises farmers interested in urban dairy goat farming to transition their mindset from traditional methods to smart farming and see themselves as entrepreneurs in the agri-business industry.
Basic Education Principal Secretary, Belio Kipsang led, led a team of three PS’s from the social sector sub-committee on a public engagement in Baringo County, expressing the government’s commitment to securing the lives and properties of locals who have been tormented by armed criminals.
The government is in the process of completing the reconstruction of more than ten schools that were vandalised by bandits in parts of Baringo North and South Sub-counties.
Dr. Kipsang will recommend the construction of several low-cost boarding facilities in the region, especially Moinonin, which has played host to learners from neighbouring institutions that closed due to rampant insecurity.
He also urged education stakeholders to follow up on the welfare and progress of learners to secure a good future for them.
The government is also reintroducing fortified porridge for young learners to assist in their mental development.
Wild animals are attacking livestock in several parts of Kieni constituency in Nyeri County. One of the affected farmers is Maina Waiganjo whose sheep were attacked and killed at his home in Endarasha, Kieni West Sub-County. Maina who said the attack was the third called on the relevant government authority to address the issue. Several other farmers in the area have in the past accused the government, particularly the Kenya Wildlife Service of failing to act or compensate on reported cases.
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