A leading Germany company specialized in roads construction, equipment and mineral extraction technologies has expressed its interest in partnering with Makueni County. The German company is now among several international and local organizations that have shown interest in the unexplored mineral world of Makueni County. During the Road Technology Days 2018 workshop which took place…
Secondary Schools in Makueni County have been urged to use environmental friendly rocket stoves in order to save on the cost of fuel and ensure a clean environment. County Executive Committee Member for Roads,Transport and Energy Eng Sebastian Kyoni said that rocket stoves could help schools save millions spent on cooking fuel per annually. He…
Ksh. 265 Million Spent on Bursaries and Scholarships since 2013 Makueni County government has spent Sh 265 million on bursaries and scholarships to support students from poor families to pursue education. Deputy Governor Adelina Mwau said the government is putting more resources on education as it acknowledges it is an investment for the future of…
Water Committees to be Dissolved Water committees in Makueni County will be dissolved and new ones reconstituted to ensure efficiency in the management of the critical water sector in the county Water Executive Committee Member Robert Kisyula has said. Mr Kisyula said that his department was keen to oversee an efficient water sector adding that…
Makueni County has initiated talks with the UN-Habitat for a partnership in upgrading the county’s urban settlements. In a meeting between Governor Prof Kivutha Kibwana and the UN-Habitat regional director for Africa Prof Naison Mutizwa-Mangiza at the United Nations headquarters in Nairobi on Friday the two explored different collaborative opportunities through which the partnership would…
Universal Healthcare Conference 2018 A two day conference at Wote, Makueni, on Universal Healthcare coverage ended Thursday with a rallying call to the national government to implement the programme across the country. The conference brought together multi-sectorial stakeholders and agencies to deliberate on the possibilities and framework for implementation of a Universal Healthcare programme to…
Makueni Deputy governor Adelina Mwau on Wednesday distributed beekeeping equipment to farmers in Kibwezi and Kathonzweni as county government turns focus on commercial honey harvesting. Mwau said the county is capable of high honey production adding that the government is going to work with farmers to ensure they make the best out of their potentials.…
Makueni County is the first within the region to pass regulations on Climate Change. It has partnered with: UKAID, Ada Consortium, Christian Aid and Anglican Development Services Eastern (ADSE). As a result, the County has been at a position of accessing 50M seed money for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience. RELATED >> MAKUENI COUNTY CLIMATE CHANGE…
The provision of water to our people continues to be the single most important challenge and opportunity for developing and transforming our communities. It is three years now since we launched the ‘Kutwiikanya Kiwu’ programme as a strategy for enhancing community and household water harvesting in our County. At the community level we have enhanced…
Government of Makueni for the first time on 16th and 17th June, 2017 held ground breaking Agricultural and Trade affair at Makindu show ground an event which was opened by HE Pro. Kivutha Kibwana aimed at letting people of Makueni County be in the know and bringing general education to the footsteps of the community. The Department…