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Pending bills scrutiny team sets January 26 as the deadline for contractors to submit claimsJan 10 2018 - The pending bills scrutiny committee will receive the claims by January 26 according to the timelines released by the chairman Rueben M’ikieni. "We will advertise for the filling of claims on Friday, January 12. The advertisement will appear on local dailies and the county website," he added The committee was formed by Governor Kiraitu Murungi…
Kiraitu to streamline county civil service in line with the making Meru great dreamJan 08 2018 - On Saturday, Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi promised to introduce a radical shift in the governance system of Meru county to achieve pledges he made in his manifesto. Addressing the County employees at Thiiri Center in Kithoka area he posed the big question - What are you doing to Make Meru Great? ''I need your help and support. That why I called…
Kiraitu forms committee to flush out dubious contractorsJan 05 2018 - Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi has formed a Pending Bills Scrutiny Committee to ascertain the genuine claims and make recommendations as to their payments by the County Government. The pending bills stand above Sh 1.3 billion. The committee members include Riungu M'ikieni (Chairperson), Beatrice Baariu, Kainga Mitu, Eng Mbaya Karichu, Eng John…
KIRAITU UNVEILS THE NEW MCDIC BOARDDec 13 2017 - Governor Kiraitu Murungi has unveiled a new board for the Meru County Development and Investment Corporation (MCDIC) Kiraitu appointed Felicity Biriri as chairperson and James Mwenda Muratha and Kenneth Ntongai as board members of the investment vehicle after vetting and approval by the County Assembly of Meru. Felicity Biriri, a business…
Ex - Governor Peter Munya to withdraw election petitionNov 27 2017 - On Monday, former governor Peter Munya's lawyers, under his instructions, have asked the court to be allowed until the 4th of December 2017 to formally withdraw a petition filed at the court challenging the election of Kiraitu Murungi as Meru governor in the August polls. The two addressed members of the public at Meru Law Courts after the…
AFA opens office in Maua, to protect MiraaNov 25 2017 - Governor Kiraitu Murungi presided over the opening of Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) offices in Maua town on Saturday. The establishment of the office is one of the efforts to safeguard the welfare of the Miraa crop, following recognition by the national government of the plant as a cash crop. Key stakeholders from the Ministry of…
Meru Coffee Farmers fortunes set to change.Nov 24 2017 - Coffee farmers in Meru will from April receive their money within 30 days after delivering thei iopian coffee industry cash model in the country. In Ethiopia, farmers get cash on delivery. The governor, who toured Ethiopia - a leading coffee producer in the world - last year to learn more about the method, urged farmers to embrace, resolve, adopt…
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…