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Kiraitu tours Tigania WestNov 09 2017 - On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Kiraitu toured Kianjai and Akithi wards in Tigania West Sub-County to access damages caused by the ongoing rains. The torrential rains being experienced in the country have left in their wake a trail of destruction, with about sixty families being displaced in Akithii Ward as a result of flooding. A section of the…
Pay taxes, Residents toldNov 08 2017 - Over the last three financial years, revenue collection has dipped by an estimated Sh15million, a factor partly attributable to the former governor's directive to suspend levies on some sectors of the economy during the period running up to the August polls. This decision has hurt our financial position as a county, with key services currently…
Mau Mau Veterans Honoured: Meru town streets to be named after Baimungi and MwariamaOct 20 2017 - Meruchr(039)s Governor Kiraitu Murungi on Friday during Mashujaa Day Celebrations announced the plans to rename two Meru town streets after Field Marshal Baimungi Marete and General Mwariama. The move is the first step in honouring sons and daughters of Meru who fought the British rule in the 1950s. When Mau Mau fighters returned from Mt Kenya…
Kiraitu distributes seeds to farmersOct 19 2017 - Yesterday, Governor Kiraitu Murungi presided over seeds distribution exercise in Lanyiru and Mula in Tigania East and Kalimbene in Igembe Central to address the perennial food insecurity in the dry areas. Kiraitu further promised the residents that his government will work around the clock to alleviate them from the chains of poverty. He called…
County Executives take the oath of officeOct 12 2017 - MERU, October 12th, 2017---- Governor Kiraitu swore in ten new County executive committee members at the Meru County Headquarters following vetting and approval by the County Assembly. The ten executives are Daniel Kiogora M’ Inoti for Youth Affairs & Sports (Central Imenti), Prof Karwitha Kiugu for Agriculture for Livestock Development &…
Kiraitu to work with Meru MPSOct 06 2017 - Kiraitu Murungi has promised to work with all Meru MPs and other leaders to to actualise development goals. Although politics plays a key role in any democracy, it must also be noted that time for politics is now behind us and we must now get down to what our electorate sent us to do," he said. He was speaking when he hosted the MPs for a…
New feeder road to ease traffic jam in Meru TownOct 04 2017 - MERU, October ----Traffic Jam witnessed in Meru town will be a thing of the past if plans by the County Government of Meru and Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) to construct a new road are actualized. According to Governor Kiraitu Murungi there are plans to construct Gitimbine Junction -Redeemed Church-Irinda -Majengo-Sports Club to bitumen…
SPEECH BY KIRAITU MURUNGI, GOVERNOR OF MERU COUNTY DURING THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 2ND COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF MERUSep 28 2017 - SPEECH BY KIRAITU MURUNGI, GOVERNOR OF MERU COUNTY DURING THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 2ND COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF MERU AT THE COUNTY ASSEMBLY CHAMBER, COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF MERU BUILDINGS, MERU, ON 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 Honourable Speaker, Deputy Governor, Honourable Members of the County Assembly of Meru, Distinguished Guests, Ladies…
We are not hiring - Chief of StaffSep 26 2017 - Following complaints from the public with regard to a fraudulent recruitment drive into the proposed Meru Youth Service (MYS) by unscrupulous individuals, the Chief of Staff and Acting County Secretary Gideon Kimathi would wish to make the following assertions: 1. That the Meru County government is not currently conducting any recruitment drive…
Kiraitu plans for the former Meru County Hotel BuildingSep 20 2017 - MERU ----- The building that housed the defunct Meru County Hotel will be redeveloped into a grade A office block that will house the County Government of Meru and its entities. The government currently pays rent for various offices occupied by several departments. Governor Kiraitu Murungi made the announcement on Wednesday when he toured the…