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Kiraitu calls for respect to Meru elected leaders.Sep 14 2020 - Meru Governor, Kiraitu Murungi has bashed at CS Agriculture, Peter Munya asking him to respect other leaders. Kiraitu who spoke in his development tour of Imenti Central Subcounty, asked the CS to hold back his pride, respect other elected leaders and work to help the people of MERU as the CS and stop going across the county throwing insults at…
County Executive Acquainted On Governor's Key Project To Increase Farmer Productivity And Profitability.Sep 12 2020 - By Elijah Gichunge County executive members have held an implementation, progress review meeting of the County-World Bank co-funded development initiatives through the National Agriculture & Rural Inclusive Growth Project ( NARIGP) in Meru. The 5 year program started in 2018, is geared at increasing Agricultural productivity and profitability…
County Government to construct a cold storage for potatoe to reduce post harvest losses and boost returns.Sep 09 2020 - By Elijah Gichunge. Potatoe farmers in Buuri to reap big as the county government of Meru through a partnership with National Agriculture and Rural Inclusive Growth Project, is set to construct cold storage for potatoes at Ntugi Cattle dip, Kibirichia Ward. The storage will be a key tool in regulating the supply as well as the prices for the…
AppreciationSep 08 2020 - The The County Government of Meru wishes to thank Silverspread Company Limited, Meru for the kind donation of 2000 food packs. 1100 food packs were distributed among members of Njuri Ncheke elders while the remaining 900 was distributed to vulnerable families across the County. Apart from food items, the company also donated 50 hand washing…
Kiraitu's borehole flagship projects makes transcedent life transformation.Sep 03 2020 - By Elijah Gichunge. Governor Kiraitu tours Ruirirwarera Ward to see the positve impact his borehole flagship projects have had on people's lives. Several farmers in the area have used the water to irrigate their farms. The governor has sunk 11 boreholes in the Ward, 28 in larger Buuri Subcounty, of 180 boreholes drilled across the county in a…
COUNTY GOVERNMET SET TO RECOGNIZE HEROES AND HEROINES AS GOVERNOR COMMISSIONS A COMMETTEE FOR AWARDS AND HONOURSSep 02 2020 - Governor Kiraitu Murungi commissions a committee for Awards and Honours that will be used in rewarding Heroes and Heroines of Meru, following the passage of a Honours Bill by the County Assembly. According to the Governor , the Committee will among other mandates set up a fund that will take care for the families of the…
"Failure To Empower Marketing And Production Is What Will Continue Killing Coffee Farming In Kenya, "Says Governor KiraituAug 31 2020 - The need to empower the and production sector of coffee farming has to be put into perspective, should the dream to revive the sector in Kenya be valid. Governor Kiraitu who spoke while he launched the new premise for Meru Coffee Millers at Chaaria Ginnery Stores, said coffee farmers are in dire need of money for their crop and not spoilage by…
MYS YOUTHS CONTRACTED TO CONSTRUCT HYDROPONIC TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM.Aug 28 2020 - By Elly Mwandiki Meru Youth Service program bears more fruits as several graduates from the service had been contracted by the KCB Foundation to construct over 100 Hydroponic technology system Greenhouses in Ngong, Kenya. Speaking during a tour of the Hydroponic farm, Meru County Governor, Kiraitu Murungi said he had reserved over 200 acres for…
Governor express concerns over KEMSA's exhorbitant pricing and Monopoly in supply of drugs and protective gear to devolved units.Aug 18 2020 - Meru Governor has raised concerns on the drugs supply monopoly created by state department of health. The governor who spoke at Kinoro level 4 hospital, while inspecting Covid-19 isolation rooms, said the county will continue ensuring health facilities have adequate drugs. However, he expressed worries that the supply may be unsustainable due…
CONSTRUCTION OF ECDE CLASSES AND VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION WORKSHOP PROJECT.Aug 14 2020 - By Elly Mwandiki Governor Kiraitu Murungi has disbursed 71million for the construction of classrooms and Vocational Institutions workshops' with 141million worth of cheques for Retention Enhancement fund for the vocational institutions. According to the Governor his administration has already constructed 113 classrooms since 2017 and would…