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COUNTY BANKING ON FRUIT FARMING AND BAMBOO TO BOOST FARMERS INCOMESMay 25 2018 - The Meru county government is promoting avocado, bamboo, macadamia and green grams farming in a bid to boost farmer earnings. According to Governor Kiraitu Murungi, his administration intends to distribute one million avocado and one million macadamia seedlings in the next five years. The programme expected to turn in millions for growers is…
WE SHALL FIX THE BAD FEEDER ROADS-GOVERNOR KIRAITU ASSURESMay 24 2018 - Governor Kiraitu Murungi has assured Meru residents that all roads that are under the County Government and have been damaged by the rains will be rehabilitated. The Governor who acknowledged that most of the feeder roads across the County are badly dilapidated urged the residents to be patient and assured them that they will be fixed once the…
GOVERNOR KIRAITU MURUNGI DELIVERING ON HIS WATER PROMISEMay 23 2018 - Meru county government is in the process of drilling 100 boreholes in the seven sub counties in line with Governor Kiraitu Murungi’s pledge to sink 500 boreholes in five years. Out of the 100 boreholes to be drilled this year, Imenti Central will get eight, Imenti North eight, Imenti South, seven, Tigania East 10, Tigania West 15, Buuri 12,…
GOVERNOR KIRAITU LAUNCHES SH40 MILLION SWEET POTATO VALUE ADDITION FACTORY IN MAUAMay 22 2018 - Governor Kiraitu Murungi recently launched a multimillion sweet potato processing plant in Maua and pledged that his government would put in more funds for its expansion to cushion farmers from losses. He said the country government will also facilitate setting up of a substation at a cost Sh600 million to alleviate power shortages in the town…
HOPE FOR POTATO FARMERS AS UNION TO SAFEGUARD THEIR INTERESTS IS LAUNCHEDMay 22 2018 - Meru county government has helped Potato farmers in forming cooperative union aimed at promoting value addition and increasing earnings through regulation of the staple crop. The initiative is meant to introduce the coffee cooperative model in potato farming. Meru executive for Agriculture Prof KarwithaKiugu said more than 7,000 farmers from…
GOVERNOR KIRAITU SIGNS MOU WITH KMTC TO ESTABLISH TWO COLLEGES IN MERUMay 21 2018 - The cooperation and warm working relationship between Meru County and the National government mooted by Governor Kiraitu Murungi since his election has continued to bear fruit. This is after the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), through the intervention of the Governor today announced that it would be establishing two more medical training…
INCLUSIVITY AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FORMS CORE OF GOVERNOR MURUNGIS AGENDAMay 20 2018 - Meru residents can now actively participate in development and decision making in the county following the establishment of grass root and county level committees by Governor Kiraitu Murungi. They include Meru Economic and Social Council (MESC), Meru County Development Board, Constituency development committees, Meru County Roads Board, Ward…
GOVERNOR KIRAITU KEEN TO CUSHION COFFEE FARMERS FROM UNSCRUPULOUS MIDDLE MEN AS HISTORIC CASH MODEL IS LAUNCHEDMay 20 2018 - Meru County scored another first in the country after Governor Kiraitu Murungi launched a programme that will see coffee farmers receive payment for their produce within a month after delivery. The Governor who is passionate about the revival of coffee farming and improved earnings to farmers hosted the Cooperative Bank Group MD and CEO, Dr Gideon…
WOMEN IN MERU COUNTY TO BENEFIT FROM EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMay 19 2018 - In a show of continued support, Governor Kiraitu, on the 12th of April, 2018 pledged to set aside ksh.10 million to go towards women empowerment programs implemented by the Women Empowerment Program (WEP) under the department of gender, culture and social development. Speaking as he hosted the Public Service Youth and Gender Cabinet Secretary…
MERU COUNTY FIRST LADY SPEARHEADS MERU TWAWEZA PROGRAMMay 18 2018 - Meru County First lady Priscilla Murungi has embarked on spearheading women empowerment in a program dubbed ‘Twaweza’. The programme targeting women, newborns, infants and children, adolescents, and the elderly will be launched on June 7 at Meru National Polytechnic. Women from across the county will take part in a two-day seminar under the…