Kisumu County Goverment is seeking to transform Kisumu from a motorised to a walking and cycling city to promote a healthy lifestyle. The plan, Gov Nyong’o said , will also help decongest the city. Plans to construct new bus parks outside the CBD are underway. Upon completion of bus parks in Otonglo, Mamboleo and Nyamasaria, […]
Jambojet a regional low cost carrier has increased its flight frequency between Nairobi and Kisumu from 20 to 24 flights per week, making the route the second busiest after Mombasa. The additional flights set to commence on 3rd September 2018 will see an increase in Jambojet flights on Monday, Friday and Saturday from the current […]
Safarilink, Kenya’s Premier Safari Airline is set to launch daily flights to and from Kisumu international Airport. The flight is scheduled to take off from Wilson Airport Nairobi on Friday 31St August 2018. Tickets will go from as low as Kshs.4500 one way inclusive of taxes. Kisumu International Airport is attracting more flights as demand […]
Kisumu County is planning a tourism conference this month to woo visitors. The two-day tourism event, which is scheduled for February 14 and 15, is being organized by the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) in partnership with Kisumu county government. It aims at forging joint efforts in developing and marketing products within the County. Among the […]
Kisumu international carnival will take place from 30/03/2018-08/04/2018 in Kisumu. The venues will include Sports ground, Acacia premier hotel among others. The Carnival will bring together various stakeholders in the tourism and culture industry. The event will present an opportunity for enterprises to showcase their cultural products. The carnival will also diversify and promote culture […]
Kisumu County has a high unemployment rate of over 50 per cent, inequality and high poverty levels, with the youth being the most affected. These issues are not exclusive to the county but the region has resources it can utilise to change the situation. We are blessed with vital economic triggers. A good international airport, […]
Kisumu County Authorities have decried slow response by area youths to a World Bank call to train them on way of doing business and give them capital to start their enterprises. World Bank has set a side Sh15 billion to be spent on training young and jobless graduates interested in doing business. The global bank […]
Jambojet , a low cost carrier subsidiary of Kenya Airways- has increased weekly flights to Kisumu City to 14 following the increased demand and flexibility offered by its newly acquired aircraft. The new development comes barely a week after Jambojet phased out the Boeing 737 which had been leased from Kenya Airways. The airline will […]
COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF KISUMU SPEECH BY THE GOVERNOR AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE TASK FORCE COMMITTEES Friday 8th September 2017 Ladies and Gentlemen, let me start by thanking you for accepting the invitation of the County Government of Kisumu to participate in the six task forces that we have set up. You are all very […]
Pursuant to the provisions of The County Governments Act, No.17 of 2012 Section 35 and 36 the Office of the Governor wishes to consider applications from highly qualified, results-oriented and self motivated Kenyan citizens for appointment to the following positions: COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER – TEN (10) POSTS The County Executive Committee Members will head […]