During the campaign Governor Kiraitu Murungi promised to have an all-inclusive governance system in which people take control of their own developments.

To achieve this promise, Governor Kiraitu administration has organized all business people in all towns and markets across the County and registered them into associations, where the registered members have elected leaders who will be in charge of the management of their respective towns and markets.

Speaking when he launched 159 market development committees at Kinoru stadium, governor Kiraitu thanked the members for being elected in the peaceful democratic elections that were conducted by the department of trade.

"I promised the people of meru that my government will be a government of the people in an all-inclusive consultative government in which the people choose their own leaders and participate in the management of their own affairs" he noted.

We shall count on you to make your markets very good places for you to live, work do business and enjoy yourselves, therefore we want our markets to be clean and green with our guiding moto being ‘ MY TOWN MY BUSINESS’,’’ Murungi added.

The governor said that with the improved markets and towns the population will increase hence increasing the consumption of agricultural products.

"By expanding our towns and markets we are expanding the markets for our agricultural products, the answer to rural development therefore lies in accelerated urbanization of our society" he said.

General management of the market affairs, promoting orderly and conducive environment for trading, facilitating good environmental practices and beautification of the markets, ensuring the general cleanliness of the market and protecting the public property within the market are some of the factions of the committees.

CEC for Trade, Co-operative and Tourism Mr Maingi Mugambi said that the County Government is Committed to make the market a better places to do business.

He urged the committee members to work towards achiving goals for their respective markets and towns.

Imeti North member of Paliamentary Rahim Dawood lauded the County Government for such move saying that markets and towns in meru are going to be better and cleaner.