UCM partnership with SEKEB focuses on education and workforce development
The University of Central Missouri is partnering with the Government of Makueni County-Kenya, a member of the South Eastern Kenya Economic Bloc (SEKEB), and Global Classroom Exchange (GCE) to enhance international workforce development and education opportunities. The unique collaboration includes UCM, the Government of Makueni County-Kenya, the Economic Bloc and Global Classroom Exchange. The partnership…
Makueni eyes solar energy to power its installations
Makueni County has entered into a partnership agreement with GIGAWATT Global, a developer and supplier of renewable energy installations, to install solar power generators at agreed upon facilities. The goal of this project, governor Kivutha Kibwana says, is to provide cheap, reliable and clean energy to power public installations and later markets and villages not…
MAKUENI NOW A MEMBER OF OGP
Makueni has officially joined the Open Government Partnership (OGP)- a multilateral initiative that aims to secure concrete commitments from national and sub-national governments to promote open government, empower citizens, fight corruption and harness new technologies to strengthen governance. In view of the above, the county government makes the following critical Co-creation Plans: ✓ The County…
Ukambani governors hold first SEKEB Summit meeting
The three Ukambani governors; Kivutha Kibwana, Alfred Mutua and Charity Ngilu on Tuesday held the first ordinary summit meeting of the South-Eastern Kenya Economic Bloc (SEKEB) in Machakos. Top on the agenda of the meeting was development of modalities to enhance Inter-county trade, identification of priority programs/projects of the bloc, marketing of the bloc as…
Co-operative Bank seeks Makueni Partnership in Support of Devolution
The Co-operative Bank of Kenya wants to support devolution locally by supporting Makueni towards realizing its general development agenda to the residents. This was disclosed by the Bank’s Head of Government and Public Sector Banking Silvance Nono on Tuesday when he led a team of representatives from the bank for a breakfast meeting with Governor…
Makueni, Tangaza University partner to steer Development
Makueni has enlisted Tangaza University College, a constituent of Catholic University of East Africa as a lead research and technical capacity building institute for its development programs and projects. In the five-year deal signed Tuesday by Governor Kivutha Kibwana and Tangaza University College interim principal Tom Kearny, TUC will carry out research on various areas as…
Embrace open contracting to curb corruption-Kibwana
Makueni governor Kivutha Kibwana has asked institutions to adopt open contracting as one of the ways to curb rampant corruption in the country. Kibwana said that open contracting ensures transparency and accountability in all government’s processes hence locking out any chance for corruption and ill practices. “There are other ways of dealing with corruption apart…
Makueni Inks deal with WFP to promote Agriculture
Makueni County has penned a deal with World Food Programme (WFP) to promote Sustainable Food Systems in the County. The five-year program, based on a 50-50 funding for multi sectoral value chains development, was signed by governor Kivutha Kibwana and WFP deputy country director Lara Fossi in Nairobi on Friday. The program targets smallholder producers,…
Makueni among the core counties to inform a study by World Bank on the impact of devolution
Makueni County has been chosen as one of the core counties that will inform a study to be conducted by the World Bank jointly with the Government of Kenya on the impact of devolution on service delivery. According to the World Bank Senior Urban Management Specialist Abdu Muwonge, the study seeks to assess the performance…
Kibwana in Talks with ICPAK for Financial Management Collaboration
Governor Kivutha Kibwana on Friday held talks with top management officers of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) who paid him a courtesy call at Wote. The talks centered on possible areas of collaboration between the county government and the accountancy regulator with a view to strengthening financial management systems. Among the…