The County Diary

  By MAXIMILLA WAFULA & PATRICK KIMANZI  THE COUNTY DIARY NEWS  President William Samoei Ruto with the Member of Parliament North horr Constituency hon.  Wario Adhe Guyo Elected member of Parliament  North Horr Constituency  hon. Wario Adhe Guyo today joined his Excellency President William Samoei Ruto in during the Marsabit Lake Turkana Cultural Festival, Loiyangalani, Marsabit County. Speaking during the festival the president urged communities to discard regressive cultural practices that hinder social and economic progress. Female Genital Mutilation, early child marriages, cattle rustling and ethnic-related conflicts are out-of-date and impede societal development was also emphasized. "It is time we embraced progressive and diverse traditions that elevate our well-being "he  said . Governors Mohamud Ali (Marsabit), Ken Lusaka (Bungoma), MPs Naomi Waqo ( Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis), David Kiaraho (Ol Kalou), Ali Abdi (Ijara), MCAs, amo...

By PATRICK KIMANZI For The COUNTY DIARY  1. Dr. Prof. Kyalo possesses an astute personality, silent whilst equivocal in matters of development and societal values advocacy. 2.Dr. Muthuka, Prof's academic career is massed with a couple of medical & health qualifications ranging from clinical pharmacy, medical biotechnology, clinical nutrition, public health, clinical and spatial epidemiology (disease control and surveillance). 3. Most of his research has been adopted and reposited to the World Health Organization database, this has contributed immensely the WHO mandate!! including complementing government achievement towards SDGs. 4. A published scholar in very highly ranked journals  of medicine, Epidemiology , public Health and Population Health with over 35 publications as the first author not to mention, a couple of papers he has  co- authored plus online dissertations,  book chapters and the countless citations and readability scope among global s...

2010-2019 STUDY REPORT TOWARDS PROTECTING CHILDREN A DECADE OF CHANGES UNVEILED  By MAXIMILLA WAFULA  The COUNTY DIARY NEWS Reporter  PS Joseph Mogosi Motari State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs during the launch of Kenya's Journey Towards Protecting Children: A Decade of Change (2010-2019) Study Report at Tamarind Hotel, Nairobi Kenya’s journey towards protecting children – A decade of change2012-2019 report was today unveiled. Speaking during the launch the Principal Secretary, State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs, Joesph  Mogosi  Motari  up lauded the  findings of the study that led to the changes in the prevalence of VAC in Kenya between 2010-2019. This launch lays the ground for the upcoming International Conference on Child Protection whose significance is critical and essential for the protection of children in Kenya, making the journey that Kenya has undertaken in our collect...

By MAXIMILLA WAFULA The COUNTY DIARY NEWS  Wezesha Innovation Foundation Kisumu The Africa Online Safety Fund (AOSF) has announced the winners of this year’s grants, among them four organisations operating in Kenya: Boltech Consultancy, Terre des Hommes Netherlands Foundation in partnership with Childline, Watoto Watch Network, and Wezesha Innovation Foundation.  The selection of the 22 winning organisations from seven countries was announced by Impact Amplifier (IA) from its headquarters in Cape Town, South Africa.  Brian Obilo From  Boltech Consultancy Kenya . Kenya and Ghana each had four winning entries, while South Africa had five and Nigeria with six, had the highest number of awards.  Cameroon, Somalia and Zimbabwe each had one winner.  Although the winning organisations reflect seven countries their internet safety interventions span across 15 African countries in total. Just over 350 applications were received in the 2023 co...