Over 50 healthcare professionals across Makueni County recently completed the intensive Pediatric Emergency Skills Seminar, inaugurated last week by Ambassador Gideon Behar and Governor Mutula Kilonzo Junior and facilitated by world-class specialists from Israel’s Hadassah Medical Center.
The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) is conducting a three-day Insurance Open Day in Makueni County aimed at promoting the growth of the insurance industry through consumer education and public engagement.
The event, being held at the Wote Bus Park, has brought together more than 15 insurance companies, the Central Bank of Kenya, and members of the public, providing a platform for direct interaction between consumers and key players in the insurance sector.
Speaking during the event,Deputy Governor Lucy Mulili, said the initiative offers significant benefits to residents, particularly those who have had limited interaction with the Authority and insurance service providers.
She also noted that the forum provides an opportunity for members of the public to seek information on insurance products, obtain clarification on claims settlement processes, and share feedback on their experiences with insurance services.
Mulili emphasized the County Government’s commitment to promoting financial literacy and increasing public appreciation of insurance as an essential tool for risk management and protection.
The Deputy Governor further encouraged residents to take advantage of the forum to learn more about available insurance products and services, enabling them to make informed financial decisions.
The Insurance Regulatory Authority was represented by Ms. Emily Pherry, Manager for Consumer Protection, alongside other IRA officials who engaged participants on various aspects of insurance regulation, consumer rights, and industry practices
Makueni Deputy Governor Adelina Mwau on Thursday called for the involvement of all stakeholders in implementation of government projects.
Mwau said that the governor and herself were able to stand out in development because they have always involved the Makueni people through the public participation model in the county.
The DG raised concerns over the formation of a committee to oversee the construction of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institution in Nunguni which she said was formed without the input of the local residents.
“I am surprised to hear there is already a committee formed to manage the proposed college when Kaiti people were not involved, ” the DG said.
She further explained that together with Governor Prof. Kivutha Kibwana they have been able to achieve a lot for the county because they avoided politics in development.
“Let us not bring politics into development matters otherwise governor Kibwana and I would not have come this far, ” Mwau advised.
She was addressing a meeting convened between the Kaiti constituency leadership and Kilungu Elders group to streamline Kaiti development agenda.
The county government has already allocated a five -acres plot of land for the construction of the institution, request which was made by the elders
The Elders Group through their chairperson Mr Julius Kilonzo appreciated the Deputy Governor for the allocation saying that the institution was going to help secure the future of their youth.
” We are grateful for the plot of land because the future of our young people will be taken care of when the institution will be established,” Mr Kilonzo said.
Makueni deputy governor Adelina Mwau has urged both the national and county governments to involve local communities in legislative processes.
Although the governments seem to have involved the people in most of their services and activities, the deputy governor said that there remains a gap in integration of their views into laws and policies they develop.
She said: “While the national and county governments seem to have involved the local communities in most of their services, there remains a lot to be done when it comes to engaging the citizenry in the legislative processes.”
Mwau spoke on Thursday at United States International University-Africa when she addressed delegates during the Second Conference on devolution for sustainable development adding that it is only through public participation and civic education that the local communities can be factored in the legislative priorities.
The DG’s sentiments were echoed by URAIA executive director Grace Maingi who also lauded Makueni for having implemented effective public participation, a model that drew several governors for benchmarking last month.
“Public participation and civic education is the way to go to ensure ownership and sustainability of development initiatives. I wish to congratulate Makueni for being successful in this,” Ms Maingi stated.
Mwau further observed that legislature should begin the process by educating the people on their rights and roles so as to be able to provide enlightened feedback.
“It is the high time we thought of delivering to the communities the sustainable development goals as a specific civic education program in order to contribute in the path of fulfilling the Kenya Vision 2030, the DG said.
Makueni County Sand Conservation and Utilization Authority (MCSC&UA) is a County agency established in February 2015 by the Makueni County Sand Conservation and Utilization Act 2015.
To avert flooding occasioned by excess sand deposits, the Authority invites interested parties to harvest sand for commercial use outside county and who meet the below conditions to make enquiry with us.
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Interested parties to contact the Managing Director, Makueni County Sand Conservation and Utilization Authority P.O. Box 183-90300, Phone no 0717661665 or 0708274961, email sandauthority@makueni.go.ke. Physical address; Makueni County Sand Conservation and Utilization Authority is located at the Telkom premises opposite Mother and Child Hospital in Wote town, Makueni.
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The department of Sports and ICT in Makueni has given out 1,020 balls and 120 sets of uniforms to different county teams to promote sporting activities once the ministry of sports announces re-opening of the sports calendar.
Deputy governor Adelina Mwau who flagged off the equipment on Tuesday at the County administration offices said 35 teams across the various disciplines will benefit.
She said the county is investing heavily in a community based sports programme dubbed Ligi Mashinani as a way of keeping young people busy and draw them from antisocial behaviors.
The deputy governor said the long-term goal of this initiative is sharpening sporting talents so that young people can earn and create wealth as career sportsmen and women.
15 out of 30 wards had set aside Sh12 Million in the 2019/2020 financial year to support sports development at the community level. This will also aid in purchase of more sports gear.
The county government will in the current financial year train 2,340 coaches for different disciplines to improve the quality of sports coaching and eventually sports skills.
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Governor Kivutha Kibwana on Monday hosted a delegation of German parliamentarians who were in Kenya to learn more about the Country’s Devolution system of governance.
The delegation, led by Christoph PloB, a member of the German Parliamentary Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, said they chose Makueni because of the tangible successes in devolution implementation.
Kibwana, accompanied by the County Executive for Agriculture Lawrence Nzunga and Devolution Chief Officer Julius Musyoka discussed several development strategies with the delegation, which can be borrowed to improve entrenchment of a people-centred governance in both Kenya and German.
Among the key areas of interest discussed include youth empowerment and active participation in development, Health, Performance management, Agricultural Value Addiction and Climate Change management.
Other areas included education and political driven development especially from German’s Christian Democratic Union Party of Chancellor Angela Merkel which for the last 16 years has steered the country to be Europe’s biggest economy.