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County hands over Land to set up the Court of Appeal in MeruNov 15 2018 - Meru County lands executive Jeremiah Lenya on Thursday handed over the ownership documents of the property to host the proposed Court of Appeal to the judiciary. The handover ceremony held the High Court of Meru marks successful transfer of land and ownership to the Judiciary. The Judiciary had in the past made a request to the County for…
Big plan to transform Timau and its environsNov 14 2018 - The County Government is working on an ambitious plan to transform Timau Township. Timau is among the few markets earmarked for the upgrade into townships in the Big Five Programme. Planning Executive Jeremiah Lenya says the plan dubbed Timau and its Environs Integrated Strategic Urban Development Plan will inform decisions on infrastructure,…
County buys drugs for health facilitiesNov 07 2018 - Meru Level 5 Hospital has today started receiving consignments of medicine and other supplies. The restocking process to the Level 5, level 4s and other levels of health facilities across the County will continue throughout the week. While overseeing the first delivery of the consignments at the hospital, the Chief of Staff Hon. Gideon Kimathi…
Kimathi spells out government agendaNov 04 2018 - Chief of Staff, Hon. Gideon Kimathi has reiterated that Governor Kiraitu’s administration is busy delivering services to mwananchi, and is not ready to be dragged into meaningless politicking. The Chief of Staff said that Governor Kiraitu’s government is firmly fixed on the objective of Making Meru Great and will not be distracted by…
KIRAITU COMMISSIONS HIGHWAYS BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAMOct 30 2018 - Governor kiraitu Murungi has launched Meru Highways beautification and greening program. The program is aimed at planting trees along the highways as a way of conserving the environment and making those highways more smarter and attractive. Speaking when he officially launched the exercise at Likii area along Meru Nanyuki highway, Governor…
OUR FOCUS IS ON DEVELOPMENT AND NOT POLITICS - CHIEF OF STAFFOct 26 2018 - Chief of staff Mr Gedion Kimathi has said that the County Government is focusing to deliver on the promises it gave to Meru residents during the campaign. He maintained that Governor Kiraitu's administration is Keen delivering on its promises and working to ensure that the dream of making Meru great becomes a reality. " We know their few…
Kiraitu inaugurates Tourism BoardOct 19 2018 - Governor Kiraitu has launched an 8-member Meru County Tourism Board that will propel the County's tourism sector. The board which is under the chairmanship of Prof. John Nkinyangi, who has great national and international exposure as an Advisor for Social and Human Sciences in Africa, has been charged with the mandate to rebrand Meru tourism…
MIRAA MONEY STILL INTACT, SAYS MIRAA REPORT IMPLEMENTATION TECHNICAL TEAMOct 16 2018 - The Miraa Report Implementation Technical Team has this morning paid a courtesy call to Governor Kiraitu Murungi. The 12-member team was led by their newly appointed Chairperson, Kellow Garsama, who is also the Under Secretary for Ministry of Agriculture. The Technical Team was constituted by the Ministry of Agriculture in consultations with…
GOVERNOR KIRAITU MURUNGI URGES MIRAA FARMERS TO PLANT MACADAMIA AND AVOCADOS ALONGSIDE MIRAA CROPOct 05 2018 - Governor Kiraitu spoke today at Gitoro ASK Showground where he kicked off the distribution of macadamia and avocado seedlings to farmers in Meru County. This is in line with the Promise he made one year ago in his manifesto, that he will give out 1 million avocado and 1million macadamia seedlings so that farmers can increase their profit from…
Kiraitu tours Ngaremara Special wardSep 26 2018 - Governor Kiraitu Murungi, yesterday joined jubilant Epiding villagers in Ngaremara Special Ward, Tigania East where he launched a completed borehole, distributed 500 bags of maize, beans and rice and issued books to pupils from Kiwanja Primary School. Being a special ward, Governor Kiraitu’s Government is keen to uplift the living standards…