Counties' first lady association chairlady Mrs Nazi Kivutha of Makueni and Mrs Dorothy Nyong'o of Kisumu has lauded the county government of Meru for its effort to curb the cancer menace during a series of fact finding and advocacy meetings in Meru with their host first lady Priscilla Murungi.

During a courtesy call to Governor Kiraitus office, the governor said the he had set a cancer center in the Meru teaching and Referral hospital and hired an oncologist to step-up it's war on cancer . He however said the county wanted to promote preventive healthcare by establishing a Meru cancer institute through a bill that would be introduced in the county assembly.

Priscilla Murungi said the cancer center in Meru would ease financial burden for patients in the past forced to travel all the way to Kenyatta National Hospital .She said as a forum of counties first ladies they were advocating for affordable vaccines for cervical cancers which she said were in the market.

Nazi Kivutha , lauded Meru for being one of the few counties to set up a cancer center in the country . She noted the cancer institute that the county was setting up would enable advocacy and research on cancer issues in the county to ensure prevention . She said as counties first ladies they were ready to mobilize colleagues in the Merus first mountain racing to create awareness about cancer.

Dorothy Nyong'o lauded the county for screening camps which had proved more effective than having to visit a hospital .