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GOVERNOR MUTULA’S HEALTH PLAN WINS PRAISE IN THANGE WARD

Residents of Thange Ward have welcomed the county’s universal health coverage registration exercise, with many expressing optimism about its potential to ease the burden of medical expenses.

An elated Wambua Musau from the Utithi Cluster lauded Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr.’s administration, describing the locally developed health financing framework as a thoughtful intervention. He said the programme is designed to enhance residents’ access to quality healthcare services while shielding families from financial strain caused by out-of-pocket medical costs.

Musau noted that many households in the area have long struggled to pay hospital bills, often turning to WhatsApp groups to raise funds.

“Hardly a week passes without contributions being sought for medical needs,” he said, adding that the collections are sometimes insufficient due to multiple simultaneous appeals within the community.

A team of health officials and county administrators visited Thange Ward, where they oversaw outreach and registration activities.

Residents from Kinyambu, Kalulu, Utithi and Kikunduku villages turned up in large numbers to enroll in the county’s universal health coverage program.

The exercise, which runs from Tuesday to Friday this week, also includes mass registration for the Social Health Authority (SHA).

Governor Mutula woos Kenyans living abroad to invest in Makueni

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr on Friday asked over 4 million Kenyans living, and working abroad to make Makueni their number one destination choice for lucrative investment opportunities.
The governor says many dreams harbored by diaspora Kenyans who went to work abroad, made money, and are now comfortably living off abroad should be realized in Makueni soil.
H.E the governor was speaking when he officiated the EireKenya Irish Village Ground-breaking event at Konza, Malili, Kilome Sub-County.
The construction of the first Makueni gated community homes by a group of Kenyans working in Ireland will sit on a 40-acre piece of land with a controlled development of villas, bungalows, and social amenities.
He assured that through his government he will ensure that it is possible to navigate all processes of acquiring property and development approvals in the County.
“The Department of Lands, Urban Planning and Development ensured that the development application for this particular project met all the conditions and the approval was done within a short time with the consent of the cabinet. We welcome any other investor to Makueni since all processes are done seamlessly,” the governor said
The Governor was accompanied by Lucy Mulili (Deputy Governor), MP Thaddeus Nzambia (Kilome), Amos Wachira (Chair-Eirekenya), and area MCA, among other leaders.
 

GOVERNOR MUTULA WOOS INVESTORS TO MAKUENI WITH FAVORABLE LAND LEASE OFFERS.

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr has urged investors to consider Makueni County as a prime location for industrial ventures, saying his government is ready to provide land.

Mutula emphasized that such ventures would not only create employment opportunities for local residents but also bolster the national economy.

The governor spoke on Wednesday when he issued a land lease title deed to ENI Kenya Managing Director Enrico Tavolini, marking a tangible commitment by the administration to facilitate the flourishing of industries within the county.

Eni Kenya, the country’s first agri-hub that produces vegetable oil and related bio-products, has already established a factory in Makueni County. 

The Kshs. 2 billion plant has over 200 workers, mostly young people from the county.

ENI Kenya has pledged to contribute to community welfare by establishing a maternity facility at Kambi Mawe and providing neo-natal equipment to the Makueni Referral Hospital in Wote as part of its corporate social responsibility.

GOVERNOR MUTULA WITNESSES SWEARING-IN OF KEY MEMBERS OF MAKUENI CLIMATE CHANGE STEERING COMMITTEE

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr on Wednesday presided over the swearing into office of four members of the Makueni County Climate Change Steering Committee. The committee is now fully constituted and ready to drive the climate change agenda. 

The committee is responsible for policy direction in climate change actions as stipulated in the Makueni Climate Change Act, 2022.

Governor Mutula asked the committee to leverage on the county’s wide network of partnerships to secure funding for climate change resilience building investments so as to improve the quality of life for wananchi.

Pursuing Green Bonds to raise resources for climate resilient development is one of the tasks awaiting the committee. Makueni has been greenlighted by Financial Sector Deepening Kenya to pursue the Green Bond.

GOVERNOR MUTULA WELCOMES CHINESE DELEGATION TO BOOST GREEN ENERGY AND INVESTMENT IN MAKUENI.

August 22, 2024

Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. on Thursday hosted a high-level delegation from China, visiting to learn about the county’s initiatives in promoting green energy and explore potential areas for collaboration and investment.

The delegation engaged in in-depth discussions with Governor Mutula and his team, focusing on innovative solutions for climate change, advancing social equity, enhancing financial literacy, and promoting economic empowerment, particularly for the youth and women.

The delegation toured the solarization project at the Makueni County Referral Hospital (MCRH), a flagship initiative in the county’s renewable energy efforts.

Governor Mutula urged the Chinese investors to consider Makueni as a strategic location for investment, with particular emphasis on the agricultural sector, which holds significant potential for growth.

The Governor was accompanied by Deputy Governor Lucy Mulili and several County Executive Committee Members, including Eng. Sebastian Kyoni, Dr. Sonia Nzilani, Damaris Kavoi, Eng. John Kieti, Joyce Mutua and Dr. Paul Musila.

GOVERNOR MUTULA, USAID DRAFT TRANSITION PLAN AFTER FUNDING WITHDRAWAL

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. on Thursday hosted Jeffrey Lehrer, the Acting Deputy Mission Director of USAID-Kenya and East Africa, to review the status of USAID-funded projects and develop a transition plan. This follows withdrawal of funding for such projects by the United States Government.

The meeting aimed to strategize the handover process, ensuring the county government can complete pending key projects, such as the Kamunyolo water project, which is expected to improve water supply in Wote Town—increasing reticulation time from 45 minutes to 7 hours per day.

Governor Mutula emphasized the need to expedite the transition process and pledged to allocate resources to finalize the stalled projects.

GOVERNOR MUTULA URGES LOCAL COMMUNITIES’ ROLE IN LOGGING DECISIONS

Governor Mutula has called for the active involvement of local communities in decisions regarding logging in Makueni County.

His remarks follow a recent motion by the Makueni County Assembly to immediately freeze all commercial and large‑scale logging activities in public forests within the county.

Speaking in Winzeni, Mbooni Ward, while condoling with the family of Josephine Musyoki, Governor Mutula also announced that the county government has allocated KSh 20 million to equip the newly completed Mbooni Emergency and Family Hospital.

GOVERNOR MUTULA URGES COUNTIES TO PRIORITIZE HEALTH INVESTMENT

Makueni County Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. on Thursday called upon counties to invest more on health noting that Makueni County is redirecting resources towards critical surgical equipment and infrastructure.

Speaking in Mombasa where he was guest speaker during the the Surgical Society of Kenya (SSK) Annual Scientific Conference, the governor, at the same time, urged practitioners to actively engage counties in the budgeting process.

The conference brought together over 400 surgeons, development partners, and health stakeholders to strengthen surgical services under Universal Health Coverage, focusing on coordination, financing, referral systems, and quality improvement.

He highlighted Makueni’s adoption of Proximie technology as a milestone in enhancing surgical care through real-time collaboration, training, and improved patient outcomes, supported by partners including the SSK.

SSK President Dr. Michael Mwachiro called on health practitioners to actively engage in policy spaces and provide data to support increased health budget allocations.

In recognition to his contribution in advancing surgical care, Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. was appointed an SSK Honorary Ambassador.

GOVERNOR MUTULA UNVEILS WATER PROJECTS FOR IMPROVED ACCESS IN KATHONZWENI WARD

During a working tour of Kathonzweni Ward on Friday, Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. commissioned several projects to improve access to clean water for domestic use and irrigation. These projects include a solar power system at the Kwa Mbila earth dam, Itumbule and Milute boreholes.

The governor also unveiled a backhoe that will facilitate surface run-off water harvesting through construction of water pans. Residents will benefit from this initiative at a cost of only Shs 2,500 per hour, which covers fuel expenses. 

In the Financial Year 2024/25, the Department of Water and Sanitation plans to connect atleast 1,000 households per ward to clean and safe water by implementing the last mile water infrastructure programme. 

This initiative will increase the proportion of rural households accessing piped water from 30% to 50% and urban households from 7,939 HHs in 2022 to 10,920 HHs in 2025.

Governor Mutula Unveils the Farmer Profiling Exercise in Makueni

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jnr together with his Deputy Lucy Mulili on Wednesday officially launched the Agricultural Value Chain profiling exercise, Makueni chapter at ATC- Kwakathoka.

The Agricultural Value Chain profiling is an exercise that is being spearheaded by the National Government in collaboration with the County Governments through the National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (NAVCDP) and is seeking to undertake a comprehensive registration of all farmers across the country.

The exercise also seeks to map and register all value chain actors that support farmers such as agro-inputs dealers, aggregators, processors, extension service providers, marketing centers and transporters, among others. This will help the government link farmers to key service providers through digitalized platforms such as e-extension and other e-services.

Makueni has already recruited 504 agri prenures and will embark on the data collection on Friday, and will take 25 days.

Governor Mutula urged the agri preneurs to be keen so as to capture every farmer so that they don’t miss out on important government services.

On her part, Mulili said that the exercise is important for the county government and that the data will be helpful in informed decision making and planning.

Agriculture Executive Joyce Mutua asked the young people to take advantage of the profiling activity and borrow some of the best agriculture practices which they can implement to better their lives.

The launch was also graced by Devolution and Transport Executives Japheth Mang’oka and Eng. Sebastian Kyoni respectively, Muvau-Kikumini Member of County Assembly Elizabeth Mutinda, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperative Development Chief Officer Dr. Victoria Kyalo and NAVCDP County Coordinator Paul Musyimi.