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GOVERNOR KIRAITU RELEASES KSH. 103M FOR BRIGHT AND NEEDY STUDENTSJul 17 2018 - Governor Kiraitu has released the Retention Enhancement Funds and Scholarship Funds Cheques worth Ksh. 90 Million and Ksh. 13 Million respectively, to the Secondary Schools across the 45 Wards. The fund released will help the bright and needy students to do academic exploits. Speaking at the County Headquarters, the Governor said that his…
MYS TO PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE PROGRAMJul 13 2018 - Governor Kiraitu has today presided over the graduation ceremony of the MYS Health Cohorts at St. Joseph's Cathedral Meru town. As it is the norm to rejoice and thank the Almighty for a journey well finished, the day was full of joy with families and friends from diverse corners of Meru County, coming to witness this colourful ceremony.…
MERU GENERAL HOSPITAL RECEIVES A DRUG CONSIGNMENT WORTH KSH.60.3 MILLIONMay 26 2018 - Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) delivered a drug consignment worth 60.3 Million to Meru level (V) Hospital for this quarter extending to the first quarter of the 2018/2019 financial year. THE CEC Health, Ms Eunice Nkirote and her Chief officer Dr Kanana Kimonye led the Hospital Management in receiving the drug consignment. The CEC Ms…
30,000 FARMERS BENEFIT IN PROGRAMME TO BOOST INCOMES, FOOD SECURITYMay 25 2018 - About 30,000 farmers in Meru County have taken up green gram farming in an initiative meant to eradicate food insecurity and reliance on relief food. Meru governor Kiraitu Murungi rolled out the ‘DenguPesa’ programme in partnership with the Kenya Red Cross and national government where farmers were supplied with free certified seed. While…
UPGRADE PLAN FOR HEALTH FACILITIESMay 25 2018 - Guided by the "Afya Yetu Jukumu letu -Our health, our responsibility" principle, the County Government of Meru is keen on providing better health care services. In this discourse, robust grassroots engagements in offsetting lifestyle and improper feeding habits related diseases have been initiated. This will be achieved through the following:…
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…