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Re-Advertisement: Polytechnic Instructors RequiredApr 07 2014 - The Meru County Public Service Board wishes to re - advertise the following posts in the Department of Education and Technology. Polytechnic Instructors Youth Polytechnic Instructors are required in the following areas; 1. Carpentry and Joinery 2. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Requirements for appointment Diploma in relevant…
Meru County Project Implementation ScorecardApr 01 2014 - View highlights of current successes below. Click here to download the full Scorecard DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNICATION • Recruited and deployed 10 Chief officers, 18 Directors, 10 Sub-county Administrators, 3 Town Administrators & 45 ward administrators. COUNTY HEALTH • Procured and distributed drugs…
Meru County Newly Employed ECDE TeachersMar 25 2014 - The full list of Meru County Newly Employed ECDE Teachers, courtesy of The County Focus Magazine. Click here to download .
Transforming the infrastructure in Meru CountyMar 25 2014 - "I wish to promise the Meru community that we will double the present road network of 3,500 kilometers. Only 350 kilemeters are paved but with Probase technology, we will double that in the next two years and improve road transport in Meru county." Click here to download the full text . NEWTON ITOBI BAARIU-CEC FOR ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
Short Listed Candidates for the Post of County Ward AdministratorsMar 05 2014 - The County Public Service Board have Short Listed Candidates for the Post of County Ward Administrators.Shortlisted candidates are expected to appear for interviews as per the below Schedule: S/NO NAME GENDER INTERVIEW DATE TIME 1 Alfred Kirima Muriungi M 17th March 2014 9.00 am 2 Ambau Gitonga Henry M 9.30 am 3 Andrew…
County acquires 6 Billion for Road ConstructionJan 15 2014 - Meru County Governor Peter Munya has struck a deal with Malaysia for construction of a 300-kilometre road at low cost. At Sh22 million per kilometre, the total cost is Sh6.6 billion, which Munya explained is a third of the national infrastructure cost. "This cost is lower than the national infrastructure cost of Sh60 million per kilometre," Munya…
Meru identifies sectors to drive Sh30bn investment bidDec 31 2013 - MERU, Kenya, Jul 1 - A stakeholders’ forum to map out and prioritise the development agenda in Meru County has resolved to pursue key investment programmes in the tourism, agro processing, agriculture and petrochemical industries development. As part of the recommendations, the conference sponsored by Barclays Bank of Kenya at the Kenya…
Embrace farming, Munya tells youthDec 30 2013 - Meru Governor Peter Munya has asked the youth to change their attitude and embrace agriculture as a source of self employment. He spoke during the launch of a green house and a training centre in Gikumene area of Imenti North district by Amiran Kenya for horticulture farmers. Munya said his government will partner with Amiran to establish…
Fortunes change with tissue culture bananaDec 17 2013 - A vibrant relationship binds the counties of Meru, Embu, Kirinyaga and Murang’a. The counties are all Tissue Culture Banana (TCB) growing regions and are also beneficiaries of support and funding from the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). Most farmers from these regions are also members of farmer groups that are affiliated to the…
Munya extends olive branch to health workers in countyDec 02 2013 - Meru County Governor Peter Munya has said he is committed to working with all health workers despite a nationwide resistance that health services should not be devolved. Munya said the Constitution says healthcare should be devolved and urged health practitioners to join him and ask the national government to devolve more cash to counties. "I…