DEVELOPMENT MILESTONES PER SECTOR
ON MATTERS SECURITY
Security in Nyambene & Buuri has improved significantly.
With NPR support, new camps, patrol vehicles, food supplies and the resumed Horn of Africa Gateway Project, cattle rustling has drastically reduced.
Our people and their livestock are now safer than ever.
HEALTHCARE
Healthcare is transforming across Meru:
111M for CHP stipends
Abandoned maternity & theatres revived (Nthambiro, Mutuati, Muthara, Theerra)
400+ staff promoted
Ksh 200M in medical supplies distributed
MeTRH upgrade to Level 6 with new 250-bed block
Countywide cancer screening & treatment expansion
Telemedicine rollout begins this year
Meru’s journey to world-class healthcare is firmly on track.
ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE
Our infrastructure push is historic:
455 km of new access roads opened
507 km graded
309 km graveled
478 metres of culverts installed
95 gabions built
5 new bridges constructed
With Ksh 1.333B allocated this year, Meru is becoming more accessible, safer, and economically vibrant.
YOUTH, SPORTS & WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
Youth are at the centre of our transformation:
Governor’s Cup 2025 running across all sub-counties
Sports equipment distributed to 40 schools & teams
Ksh 52M youth & sports ward fund items delivered
Makutano Bodaboda fuel station completed
Karithiria youth concrete yard & social hall launched
Ksh 87M youth empowerment investment this year
Kiirua/Naari Rehabilitation Centre nearing completion
Rukisha Women Fund (Ksh 24M) underway
PWD SACCO support worth 12M
Meru is empowering youth, women and PWDs with real opportunities.
TRADE, TOURISM, COOPERATIVES AND INDUSTRIALIZATION
Key progress includes:
Ksh 20M boost to cooperatives (milk cans, maize, seedlings)
Miraa Promotion Bill 2025 + Ksh 7M Miraa SACCO support
Keeria & Timau tourism gateway signage
Processing hubs through CAIPs for miraa, avocado, macadamia, tea, dairy
Banana fibre & biomass project to benefit 10,000 households
Meru is rising as a competitive economic powerhouse.
AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK & FISHERIES
Agriculture remains Meru’s heartbeat:
285,000 farmers digitized
72,000 avocado & 22,200 macadamia seedlings distributed
58 tonnes of certified maize seed supplied
Ksh 15.2M for vaccines & vet supplies
Ksh 3M for subsidized AI
Ksh 23.3M to strengthen fisheries
Our farmers are firmly on the path to higher productivity and profitability
WATER & ENVIRONMENT
Major water investments include:
6 new boreholes producing 480,000 litres/day
9 more boreholes under development
6 boreholes rehabilitated
135 km of new pipelines laid
22,546 pipes distributed
9,000 water tanks issued
Ksh 1B allocated through FLLoCA for climate-resilient water projects
Water security is improving across all wards.
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION & VTCs
Education remains a priority:
50M VTC trainee capitation
5M equipment for beauty training
19.2M for VTC infrastructure
Ksh 54M ECDE feeding programme
39 new ECDE classrooms to be built
18 ongoing classrooms to be completed
1,693 ECDE teachers under Scheme of Service
Meru is investing strongly in the future of its children and youth.
PUBLIC SERVICE & FINANCE
Under public service transformation:
400+ staff promoted
Staff paid on time
Schemes of service to be fully implemented
Own Source Revenue rising from Ksh 580M to 758M due to automation
Stronger litigation management to protect public funds
Meru’s public service is becoming more professional, efficient and accountable.
Staff promotion for staff who have stagnated for long to be effected this financial year.
