The Meru governor Peter Munya has assured the public that County Hotel will operate on strictly commercial terms yielding 29% annual returns and provide job opportunities to 50 youths directly and many more indirectly.

Governor Munya said the Hotel will recover capital investment in five years, and grow local businesses by sourcing local human resource and product such as beef, dairy, cereals, vegetables, and much more.

The Council of Governors chairman stated that strict management will ensure good business practices unlike those that led to deterioration hence its closure in 2014, which left the hotel dilapidated and in debt.

The governor said the refurbishment of the hotel was inspired by the need to modernize the facility to restore the image and functions of the hotel as it was once viewed while providing essential and in demand leisure, tourism, and conferencing facilities that sparked economic growth in the county. He added that "This project, therefore, aspires to give the Meru people their hotel in a greater and better form, a modern asset that we can proudly pass down to the next generation."

"The hotel will have 40 guest rooms, 150 seater conference hall, 2 additional meeting rooms, gymnasium, sauna, Jacuzzi, modern restaurant, a bar, an external lounge and 40 car parking capacity," he noted. The governor also directed the Meru County Investment Development Cooperation to document the story of the hotel, collect portraits and profiles of the Meru county council members for display in the hotel’s gallery once completed.

He maintained the Meru government has constructed the Meru Petrol Station along Mwendantu road, currently awaiting the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) to complete the approval process, sought by the county government of Meru since November 2015.

The hotel is aimed to attract local, regional and national tourist, traders and visitors. The name Meru County Hotel remains unchanged.