Kisumu County to build Mother and Child specialist hospital

KISUMU, 

Wednesday September 6, 2023

KNA by Chris Mahandara

Kisumu county government has partnered with Safaricom Foundation to build a Mother and Child (MCH) specialist hospital in the area. 

The area governor Prof Anyang Nyong'o said construction of the facility is expected to kick off soon to meet the rising demand for specialised MCH services.

The facility, he added, will have a special component for teenage mothers to allow them continue with their studies as the children are taken care of at the hospital.

This comes in the wake of rising teenage pregnancies which continues to impede girl's education.

Support to teenage mothers, he said, was paramount to enable them proceed with their studies and at the same time ensure the children have access to proper medical care and nutrition.

This, he added, would ensure that they don't suffer from stigma which in the end affects their learning.

Speaking at Ratta in Seme Sub-Country where he received Nyamira Girls High School hockey team which lifted the East Africa Secondary Schools girls Hockey title in Rwanda, Nyong’o said wholistic support to the girl child was critical to enable them unleash their full potential. 

The champions defeated Kakungulu Memorial, Tigoi Girls, St. Marc's Namagunga, Gayaza High School, Bwaranyangi Girls and St. Joseph Girls Kitale to lift the regional title.

Nyong'o congratulated the team for making Nyanza region and Kenya proud.

He gave a personal donation of Sh300,000 to the team to support them as they proceed to represent Africa at the World Inter-schools Championships in Serbia.

Ten members of the team hail from Ratta village and are beneficiaries of a Hockey academy rolled out at Ratta Primary School in 2014 to promote the sport.

The initiative, he said, has had a positive impact on the girls adding that his government was committed to supporting talent development and sports.

"My government values sports and has been giving it priority since I came into office in 2017,"he said.

Nyong'o further said that through a collaboration with the national government, the county had built the Jomo Kenyatta International Stadium in Mamboleo, which, besides hosting the Africities summit last year is currently serving as the home ground for national Premier League side Gor Mahia.

The county government, he said, was in the process of rehabilitating Moi Stadium and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Sports Complex which will soon be open to the public. 

Courtesy; KNA