The Makueni County Development Forum Executive Committee today donated a consignment of food and clothes to assist over 300 households affected by floods in Makueni.
The donation was received by Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr, Deputy Governor Lucy Mulili and CECM in charge of Emergency Services and Special Programs Japheth Mang’oka.
The scheme is a County-led Universal Health Coverage (UHC) initiative that will enhance access to quality healthcare for all residents in the County while protecting vulnerable and indigent households from financial hardships due to out of pocket medical expenses.
The scheme is aligned to the national Social Health Authority (SHA) framework. All registered SHA residents will have free access to health care in all Level 1 to 3 health facilities in the County.
Mutulacare will pay for Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) for indigent and vulnerable households to enable access to health care in Level 4 to 6 hospitals. Beneficiaries will receive comprehensive heathcare including inpatient and outpatient services, dental and optical care, chronic illness management and emergency treatment, including ambulance evacuations.
The scheme targets to cover over 50 per cent of Makueni residents. Community Health Promoters (CHPs) and Community Resource Persons (CRPs) will be deployed by the county to identify and enroll indigent and vulnerable households into the SHA and SHIF medical insurance in all the 30 Wards.
Mutulacare is financed through the Ward Fund where each Ward allocated Ksh. 3 million.
The scheme will be operated through a live portal for real-time registration to SHA and which has already been developed.
The Guidelines will now be forwarded to the County Assembly for approval.
Accompanied by the Sub-County Administrator Mark Muthoka and other county staff, the ECM launched the engagement process at Wote Social Hall where the Wote Sub-Ward citizens were holding their public participation. This process will identify the county development priorities for the FY 2023/24.
This year’s budget is being considered as a foundational yet transformative budget for the government since it prioritizes transformative and impactful projects, it will be evidence based, the public participation is for the entire county government budget and not only the allocation for the wards, and the projects and programmes prioritized cuts across several wards and departments.
Public participation has taken place in all the 60 sub-wards and will also take place at the ward level on 5th April, 2023.
This Conference is in furtherance of Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr and the county government’s commitment to building sustainable partnerships for the realization of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Makueni.
Deputy Governor Lucy Mulili has urged the Kenyan government to step in and facilitate the safe return of Florence Wanza Munyao, a Kenyan truck driver allegedly abducted amid military conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Speaking at the grand opening of a modern truck stop in Sultan Hamud, Mulili highlighted the significance of women participating in long-distance driving, emphasizing that the profession is about skill, not gender. She added that women excelling in this field demonstrate equity, inclusion, and participation.
Supastop, constructed by real estate developer Superior Homes, offers essential services to long-distance drivers, including accommodation, restaurants, a fuel station, washrooms, and secure parking.
Mulili remarked that the modern facility is more than just a business venture, calling it a milestone in the county’s economic development.
Shiv Arora, CEO of Superior Homes, stated that the new facility also represents a major advancement in infrastructure and logistics.
Sultan Hamud is a critical hub for truck drivers, with an estimated 300 trucks parking along the road each night.
The event was attended by Dr. Sonia Nzilani, County Executive Member for Trade, and Superior Homes Managing Director Ian Henderson, among other dignitaries.
The Government of Kenya, with the support of the World Bank through the NAVCDP and FSRP projects, is rolling out a business acceleration model in 46 counties. This program will equip individuals, especially youth, with correct skills to become agricultural entrepreneurs or “agripreneurs.”
These agripreneurs will serve as catalysts for change, bringing innovative technologies, resources, and market connections to farmers. Agripreneurs will operate as independent businesses, providing services and products to farmers for a fee or other forms of remuneration, making the model sustainable and scalable.
Recognizing the value of experience, the government is prioritizing youth who participated in last year’s national farmer registration exercise.
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The First Lady Anita Mutula was accompanied by her Wajir counterpart Rukia Abdinasir, EIDU Senior Project Lead Clara Ruiz Linaje, Abdirashid M. Jabane the Secretary Administration State Department of ICT among other key Education stakeholdersThis program is geared towards enhancing personalized learning, developing accountability among learners and teachers as well as improving written language skills and communication.The programme, launched by County First Lady Anita Mutula on Friday will benefit 35,574 learners in 1191 ECDE centres across the count.
