Prominent sons of Murang’a with community interests at heart

By The Mountain Journal

Murang’a sons and daughters are associated with development programmes that are uplifting the living standards of the residents over the years.

After hundreds of Murang’a fathers and mothers participated in the Mau Mau war, their children continued serving the nation in various capacity

Governor Mwangi wa Iria remains an icon that during his tenure established the largest ICU centre at the Murang’a County Referral Hospital that has assisted in reducing the pains of hundreds of patients seeking specialized treatment.

Photo/ Governor Mwangi wa Iria

 The 35 beds capacity facility was constructed in 21 days and has assisted more than 300 patients and majority from outside Murang’a County since May last year.

 Iria established Murang’a County Cremaries and milk coolers centres in the villages that have in the past five years have uplifted the living standards of the dairy farmers.

 The dairy programme has maintained the milk price at Sh35 per litre while keeping away the middlemen  who were exploiting the farmers, through non remittance of the money and underpaying them.

“ Iria has transformed Murang’a as the locals are getting the required services in the county without travelling long distances. Establishment of the ICU was of much importance as village harambees  came to an end following low costs  for service,” said Lilian Njuguna from Kandara.

 Former Kigumo MP Jamleck Kamau during his tenure in the constituency, supported the construction of Kigumo Girls in Kirere markets that has transformed girl education.

 Before the construction,  female students were forced to travel far away in search of secondary education as there were only boys boarding schools among them Njiiri and Kigumo Bendera.

 Photo/Jamleck Kamau

 Kamau  who founded Kigumo Endowment Scheme to assist the needy students pursue their secondary and university education is eying  for the Murang’a Governorship position after the exit of Iria from office.

 Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary James Macharia  is another son of the county who  has assisted in the improvement of the roads networks.

 Macharia is credited in the construction of Nyoka Nyoka road, St Mary Gitugi- Mioro road, Dualling of Kenol- Sagana- Marwa,,Ithanga Super highway among others.

Photo/ Cabinet Secretary James Macharia

“We have also witnessed construction of Kangari market,  Kigumo hospital improvement , Mau Mau road that will connect several counties in Central with Rift Valley, and tens of ongoing  development programmes,” said Henry Mworia from Kairo market in Mathioya.

 Irungu Nyakera is one of the icons that advocated the transformation of the tea sector.

 Nyakera also eying the post of governorship  has been instrumental in the tea reforms after he engaged the management of Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) after the directors resisted change.

 Photo/Irungu Nyakera

In the 1990’s, Dr Peter Munga established Equity Building Society  that decades later was converted into a fully  commercial bank.

The bank introduced the culture of saving to the locals and helped in the establishment of prominent businesses in Nairobi and other parts of the country.

“ Apart from Equity Bank, Murang’a is among the people who introduced macadamia farming. The crop has turned thousands of former small scale farmers into millionaires,” said Timothy Kamore from Kahumbu village.

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