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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…
COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT POTATO FARMERSAug 24 2015 - By Mutugi Seth,Monday, August,24,2015 The County Government of Meru will protect farmers in the county against exploitation , Deputy Governor Raphael Muriungi has said. He said the County Government is working with the National Government and all other stakeholders to ensure full implementation of Agriculture ,Fisheries and Food Authority…
CONSTRUCTION OF MAUA RING ROAD LAUNCHEDAug 07 2015 - By Mutugi Seth,Meru,Kenya,August 07 - The long - awaited construction of Maua Town Ring Road got underway on Thursday when Governor Peter Munya officially launched the project. The commencement of construction of the road is good news to the residents of the town as they have waited for the upgrade for decades. Maua Town is the second biggest…
GOVERNOR MUNYA OPENS NEW HOSPITAL FACILITIESAug 02 2015 - By Mutugi Seth,Meru,Kenya,August 02 - Over the weekend, Governor Peter Munya opened numerous health care facilities namely Sirimon and Ntumburi Dispensaries in Buuri, Luciuti and Leeta Dispensaries in Igembe North, Thuuru Dispensary in Igembe Central and Amugaa and Lailuba inTigania East.The opening of the fully equipped facilities will ease…
COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS REMARKS ON E-PROCUREMENTJul 30 2015 - By Citizen Digital - The Council of Governors has opposed the implementation of the online procurement system; e-procurement. In a statement, the governors said e-procurement should be put on hold to allow county personnel enough time to familiarize themselves with the system. "On procurement, the activation of the same must be put on…
GOVERNOR MUNYA MEETS MUSLIM LEADERS , PROMISES FULL SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITYJul 29 2015 - By Mutugi Seth,Meru,Kenya,July 29 - Meru Governor Peter Munya on Wednesday promised his full support in addressing grievances of all sections of the Muslim society with particular focus on their social conditions. He made his views known when a delegation of Muslim leaders called on him at the county headquarters and discussed issues…
MUNYA LAUDS GES SUMMIT, OBAMA VISITJul 28 2015 - By Mutugi Seth,Meru,Kenya,July 28 - Governor Peter Munya on Monday commended the United States of America President Barack Obama for his visit to Kenya and attendance of Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2015 in the company of American entrepreneurs. The 6th annual summit held at Gigiri over the weekend provided a rare opportunity for youthful…
FIRST LADY LAUNCHES A NEW PROGRAMMEJul 13 2015 - By Mutugi Seth,Meru,Kenya,July 13 - First Lady Phoebe Munya launched a new programme that aims to stimulate reading culture among school going children in Meru County. Through the initiative, the First Lady will donate books worth Ksh 40 Million across 300 schools. The first batch worth Ksh 20 Million was flagged off. Under this programme…