Senate recommends legislation for COG funding by counties as Waiguru gives insights on queries

   The Senate Committee on Public Accounts and Investment has recommended for legislation to guide how the counties should fund the Council of Governors (COG).  The Senators made the recommendations after Kirinyaga Governor Mumbi  Waiguru who was responding to an audit query cited that the council is not adequately funded and since it supports county…

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Raila visits Murang’a and recounts efforts made by late MP Kariuki wa Njirri

 ODM leader Raila Odinga supervised collection of signatures in Murang’a as he  criticized those against the initiative  to unite Kenyans.  Kenyans he said were on a mission to live peaceful  with others without leaders inciting them for their selfish interests.  Raila speaking in Kangari, Murang’a county, said the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) is designed to…

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HIV exposed Infants

  About 170 children from Kirinyaga County have graduated from HIV Exposed Infants (HEI) program after successfully going through a two-year program aimed at protecting them from contracting the virus from their mothers.  The graduation event was carried out over the weekend across all the sub counties with an aim of appreciating the mothers who…

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Transformation of Solio Settlement Scheme lauded by the former squatters

 By The Mountain Journal Senior Reporter in Solio ceo@themountainjournal.co.ke A rural water scheme located in the remote part of Laikipia has attracted officials of other schemes eyed to be a food basket. Solio Settlement Water Project founded four months ago through the partnership of Laikipia County Government, Nanyuki Water and Sewerage Company (Nawasco) and Water…

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Creation of new areas of representations a bad idea for Kenya, says Nyoro

 Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has expressed displeasure over the proposed creation of additional constituencies as contained in the BBI report.  The MP said there was need to enhance the existing constituencies through doubling of the CDF allocations, to match with the population.  Speaking in various parts of his constituency during distribution of Bursary to first…

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