Category: Business

Government Angling Ksh 1.4 Billion for Fish landing Sites in Kisumu County: IFAD to Fund the Project

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The Kenyan government has successfully secured Sh1.45 billion to construct fish landing sites at Lake Victoria. This initiative, funded by the International Food and Agriculture Development (IFAD) and channeled through the Aquaculture Business Development Programme (ABDP), aims to establish 10 fish landing sites across various counties including Kisumu, Siaya, Migori, Homa Bay, and Busia. The locations for these sites include Ogal and Asat in Kisumu; Nyandhiwa, Nyakula, and Mainuga in Homa Bay; Got Kochola and Sori in Migori; Gumbe in Busia; and Wichlum and Asembo in Siaya. Mining, Blue Economy,…

Kisumu Traders Stage Anti-Relocation Demos in CBD; Call for City Manager Abala Wanga to Go!

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In Kisumu, a substantial protest has escalated, with traders vigorously rallying in the streets, vociferously demanding the ouster of City Manager Abala Wanga. This upheaval, characterized by a wave of demonstrations, stems from a multitude of complaints harbored by the Kisumu business sector. At the heart of the traders’ grievances is the contentious reorganization plan of the city, which they argue has been executed with a glaring lack of proper stakeholder engagement. Key figures in the business community, such as Shem Ochuodho, the chairman of Kisumu Bus Park, have pointedly…

Young Kisumu Entrepreneur “Making a Killing” With Exotic Flower Vases

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Everybody loves flowers because they make the environment beautiful. However, if you don’t have a flower garden and you are seeking to make your living environment exquisite, the only way of making this happen is to get yourself a flower vase. As Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact the economic lives of Kenyans, a young Kenyan entrepreneur has come up with a brilliant idea of bringing the beauty of flowers to the home or workplace. James Osewe, an ambitious and dazzling young Kenyan with a firm base in Kisumu city, has…

Covid-19 Pandemic Has Reduced Revenue Collection in Kisumu County by over Ksh 600 Million Says Governor Anyang Nyongo

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According to professor Anyan Nyongo, the County government of Kisumu is facing a financial down-turn after it missed its annual revenue collection target by Ksh 634 million. The County had projected a revenue collection of Ksh 1.4 billion for 2019/2020 financial but only raked in Ksh 804,387,971. Nyongo made the announcement at the Mama grace Onyango social Hall where he made his third state-of-the-count address. The Governor said that the County has consistently been falling short in its revenue collection for the last six years. This year’s short-fall follows another…

Kisumu Mega Plaza’s Occupants Scamper to Safety as Tower “Trembles and Cracks”

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It was a calm Saturday afternoon when Kisumu’s Mega Plaza located at Oginga Odinga street started shaking at around 3.00 pm, triggering a major stampede as occupants scampered to safety. Experts who arrived at the building to inspect it discovered that one of the floors of the two-tower building had developed a crack. One tower has 16 floors while the second tower has 17. The cause of the crack could not immediately be established. Kisumu County government, through Abala Wanga, the acting City Manager, sent experts to the scene as…