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Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. inspects the ongoing rehabilitation works at the Kamunyolo Earth Dam spillway.

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. inspects the ongoing rehabilitation works at the Kamunyolo Earth Dam spillway. The works are aimed at reinforcing the spillway and enhancing the damโ€™s structural integrity.

Residents appealed for the works to be fast-tracked to enhance the damโ€™s safety and resilience ahead of the anticipated El Niรฑo rains. Mutula instructed the contractor to work day and night to ensure completion of the works.

The governor also inspected the Kamunyolo improvement works within the facility. He unveiled plans by the county to create a recreational centre at the facility, featuring security lights and cameras.

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. inspects the solarization of Mwaani boreholes in Kituasi Village.

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. inspects the solarization of Mwaani boreholes in Kituasi Village, Mwaani,where three boreholes are being powered by solar energy with a combined capacity of 24.5kW to reduce electricity costs and enhance water supply.

He said the County Government will drill additional boreholes at the site. The site has been installed with CCTV cameras to safeguard the infrastructure. Mutula unveiled plans to automate water kiosks for efficient management of the resource.

He was accompanied by ECMs, Wote/ Nziu MCA Felix Mateso, County Assembly Committee Chairperson on Water Sarah Mbilu, and other county officials.

๐ˆ๐‚๐๐€๐Š ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐ข ๐จ๐ง ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ

๐–๐จ๐ญ๐ž, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ – The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) has commended Makueni County for clean audit reports, recognising the countyโ€™s commitment to prudent accounting and financial management.

ICPAK Chairperson CPA Prof. Elizabeth Kalunda Muvui made the remarks during a meeting with Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. in Wote, when She lead her team in a courtesy call on the governor.

The meeting explored collaboration in capacity building for county staff and MSMEs, particularly groups supported through the countyโ€™s empowerment programmes.

The two sides also discussed opportunities for other counties to benchmark Makueniโ€™s financial management prudence, especially on own-source revenue and cashless revenue collection systems.

Governor Mutula urged ICPAK to strengthen the sharing of its research, journals and professional publications with county governments to support informed decision-making and effective implementation of devolution.

The engagement reaffirmed the shared commitment to strengthening accountability, financial management and service delivery in Makueni County.

๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐”๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค ๐–๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ.

๐–๐Ž๐“๐„: ๐‘†๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘š๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ 22๐‘›๐‘‘, 2026 – As Makueniโ€™s mango season approaches, the County Government is positioning farmer cooperatives to turn collective strength into better markets, stronger bargaining power and improved returns for farmers.

The County Cooperative Development Directorate on Tuesday brought together 56 leaders from 28 cooperatives for a sensitisation forum focused on strengthening cooperatives as reliable vehicles for aggregation and marketing of farmersโ€™ produce.

During the forum, cooperative leaders were equipped with skills on governance, leadership, management and compliance, alongside quality mango production, aggregation and marketing opportunities.

Further, they also reviewed preliminary mango market survey findings, pre-qualification requirements for supplying mangoes to Makueni County Fruit Development and Marketing Authority, and quality standards required by the processor.

The forum, attended by Chief Officers Kinns Mwania and Joseph Ndolo, also exposed cooperative leaders to financing opportunities through MCEF, AFC and Cooperative Bank, further strengthening the countyโ€™s drive to connect Makueni farmers with markets beyond the county.

๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐ข ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌโ€™ ๐’๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž.

๐‘Š๐‘‚๐‘‡๐ธ, ๐‘†๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘š๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ 22๐‘›๐‘‘, 2026 – With micro and small enterprises emerging as a key engine of livelihoods and local economic growth, Makueni County is investing in equipping traders with the knowledge needed to grow and sustain their businesses.

The Department of Trade, Marketing, Industry, Culture and Tourism, in collaboration with the Micro and Small Enterprises Authority (MSEA), on Tuesday brought together traders for a practical business training facilitated by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK).

The training focused on access to finance, business formalisation, bookkeeping and taxation; key pillars for running profitable and compliant enterprises.

Attending the forum, CECM Irene Makau Mwilu challenged traders to go beyond producing quality goods by embracing strategic marketing, building strong brands and creating markets for their products.

The training is part of a wider county initiative to empower traders with skills, resources and knowledge for sustainable business growth, with participants receiving certificates of participation.

The session was also attended by Chief Officer Dr. Jossylyn Nzilani, Director Harrison Kiandiko, the County MSEA Representative and the Lower Eastern ICPAK Representatives.

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜† ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—บ.

Makueni County takes centre stage on 23โ€“24 September 2026 as counties gather in Wote to share practical lessons on turning energy plans into investments.

Convened by the Council of Governors in partnership with the Power Up Kenya Campaign, the forum will spotlight Makueniโ€™s experience as the first county to prepare an Investment Prospectus for its County Energy Plan.

The county will share its approach with 14 counties yet to develop their energy plans, alongside Kilifi and Nakuru. Participants will also tour county energy projects showcasing investments in energy access, renewable energy for productive use and clean cooking.

The forum seeks to help counties develop credible, locally owned and investable energy plans that can attract investment and support local economic development.

๐— ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜‚ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ – The Sh15.7 million Muangini Drift improvement project along the Mbyani-Ngalani road in Kasikeu Ward is 86 percent complete and is expected to be finished within the next two weeks.

Deputy Governor Lucy Mulili, who inspected the 57-metre-long project, said the works would improve transport and access along the road, particularly during the rainy season.

Mulili is accompanied by area MCA Ruben Nzai, Ilima MCA Bishop Jonathan Muthoka and County Executive Committee Members Peter Mumo Nyamai, Japheth Musyoka Mangโ€™oka and Eng. Sebastian Kyoni, among other county officials.

She also interacted with residents and outlined county interventions in water, agriculture and infrastructure development.

Mulili said the county government had put measures in place to mitigate the effects of forecast El Niรฑo rains and related disasters.

๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐ž๐.

๐‘€๐‘๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘–, 18๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘†๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘š๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ 2026 – Thousands of Makueni households are set for a stronger planting season as the County Government rolls out certified maize seeds under Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr.โ€™s household empowerment agenda.

Through the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperative Development, 8,372 farmers across four subcounties will receive 16.744 tonnes of certified maize seed, funded at KSh10 million.

Launched on Friday at Kithumani Market in Mbitini Ward by Agriculture CECM Damaris Kavoi, the initiative responds to priorities identified by residents during public participation and aims to strengthen food security, farm incomes and the grain value chain.

Each farmer will receive a 2kg packet, supporting maize production across an estimated 670 hectares and potentially yielding about 1,500 tonnes of maize.

The launch brought together Devolution CECM Nicholas Nzioka, Mbitini MCA Benard Mutua, Thange MCA Eric Katumo and Nzioki King’ola among other County officials.

Makueni Showcases Water Solutions in Mtito Andei.

Mtito Andei, 17th September 2026- Makueni on Thursday showcased the impact of community-led water investments as the Government of Makueni County and Neighbours Initiative Alliance (NIA) hosted Miss Universe Netherlands in Mtito Andei to highlight projects transforming lives through improved water access and community-led climate action.

The visit featured the Makingo Self-Help Group managing Maji Kwa Kila Boma Water Project in Makutano, a community-led initiative benefiting 300 households through improved access to water. The project is among eight initiatives supported by the Neighbours Initiative Alliance under the Water Justice Fund, demonstrating how communities can identify and implement solutions to local water challenges.

The projects supported through the initiative include water storage tanks, water kiosks, solar-powered systems, pipelines and rehabilitation of water sources, helping bring water closer to communities while strengthening local ownership and resilience.

The county team was led by Chief Officer Water, Sanitation and Irrigation David Makau, together with officers from the Department of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation. The engagement provided an opportunity to showcase how strategic partnerships and community participation are advancing last-mile water connectivity across Makueni.