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MERU COUNTY MICRO FINANCE STARTS OPERATIONSJan 14 2016 - By Mutugi Seth, Thursday, January 14, 2016 - Governor Peter Munya on Wednesday opened Meru County Micro finance initial branch in Maua town.He will also open the Meru town branch on friday. The newest micro lender in the market will exclusively serve micro entrepreneurs through group - based model in the vast county. ''Our Government will…
FULL SPEECH BY GOVERNOR PETER MUNYA DURING THE STATE OF THE COUNTY ADDRESS AT THE COUNTY ASSEMBLYDec 03 2015 - STATE OF COUNTY ADDRESS PRESENTED TO THE COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF MERU BY H.E. HON. PETER G. MUNYA, EGH, THE GOVERNOR OF MERU COUNTY Mr. Speaker, It is my pleasure to present to this Honorable Assembly the state of affairs for our beloved County. As I stand here today, I am humbled by the task ahead of all of us, grateful for the trust this Assembly…
AGAINST ALL ODDS: HOW CONSTRUCTION OF PROBASE ROADS IN MERU BECAME A REALITY.Nov 27 2015 - By Mutugi Seth, Tuesday, November 27, 2015 - When Governor Munya assumed office in 2013 he was well aware Infrastructure is the backbone of any growing economy. He had aspired to set Meru County on the growth path. Sadly the sector was underfunded making it impossible to embark on ambitious infrastructural projects. Due to his urge to…
FIRST LADY PHOEBE MUNYA HONOURED BY KLANov 27 2015 - By Mutugi Seth, Tuesday, November 27, 2015 - The First Lady Phoebe Munya was honoured by Kenya Library Association on Thursday 26th November for her efforts to promote reading culture through her "Meru First Lady Reading Club"campaign. Speaking at the event held at Meru Slopes Hotel Dr Tirong arap Tanui the Kenya Library Association…
LET JOIN HANDS TO FIGHT CORRUPTION GOVERNOR MUNYA URGES.Nov 24 2015 - By Mutugi Seth, Tuesday, November 24, 2015 - The Chairman Council of Governors Peter Munya has called on all stakeholders to join hands to fight the corruption scourge. "For the fight to succeed we require everyone to come together," he said Speaking during the President’s State of the Nation Address on Corruption at State House, the Meru…
MERU GOVERNOR PETER MUNYA ASKS FOR SUPPORT OF SMALL SCALE FARMERS.Oct 26 2015 - By Brenda Kirema, Monday, October 26, 2015 - The governor of Meru county Peter Munya made a call to the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) to deal with their processes and free the market to give the farmers at the ground level an opportunity to sell their agricultural products directly to consumers. KEBS is government agency responsible…
MUNYA LAUNCHES ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION AND BEEKEEPING PROGRAMSSep 25 2015 - Mutugi Seth, Friday, September 25, 2015 - On Friday Meru Governor Peter Munya launched Artificial Insemination and Beekeeping projects as part of the County Government increased investment in Agricultural sector. Agriculture has been the backbone of the Meru economy for decades thus the desire by the County Government to allocate more…
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROCUREMENT OF CURTAINS PRESS RELEASESep 22 2015 - The Department of health has made great steps towards improving health care, making it affordable and available to all. In it includes drugs, equipments, personnel, facelifts and other amenities. Please find our press release on the issue of providing curtains for our three maternity units and 12 new dispensaries already opened by H.E Peter…
FIRST LADY READING CULTURE INITIATIVESep 17 2015 - By Mutugi Seth, Thursday ,September 17, 2015 - The Reading Culture initiative is the First Lady's effort to inspire young students in Meru to become engaged and motivated readers. The first lady Phoebe Munya on Thursday donated reading books to The Kenya National Library of Kenya Meru Branch during a reading aloud event held at the premises.…
GOVERNOR MUNYA CALLS ON STRIKING WORKERS TO RETURN TO WORKSep 02 2015 - By Mutugi Seth, Wednesday 2, 2015 - Governor Peter Munya on Wednesday called on striking health workers to return to their jobs by Thursday morning or face replacements. The Governor said the workers union had not served the Meru County Government with a strike notice either verbal or written thus making the strike illegal. The workers went on…