Skip to content Skip to left sidebar Skip to footer

News

GOVERNOR MUTULA KILONZO JR. ON THURSDAY HOSTED A TEAM FROM SAFARICOM LED BY MADAM JOSEPHINE MWIKALI, HEAD OF MEDIUM ENTERPRISES AND COUNTY ENGAGEMENT

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. on Thursday hosted a team from Safaricom led by Madam Josephine Mwikali, Head of Medium Enterprises and County Engagement, who paid a courtesy call to his office.During the meeting, Safaricom presented potential technological collaboration solutions aimed at optimizing county operations.

The discussions focused on the digitization and centralization of systems to enhance the monitoring and coordination of emergency medical services as the county prepares to roll out free ambulance services at the beginning of July.

The County Government is seeking to strengthen its emergency healthcare response, with particular emphasis on automating ambulance management to improve efficiency and service delivery.

The team also explored revenue collection and management solutions designed to enhance efficiency, improve accountability, and seal revenue leakages.

Governor Mutula thanked Safaricom, including the Safaricom Foundation, for its continued support and collaboration with the county government in advancing service delivery and development initiatives.

GOVERNOR MUTULA KILONZO JR ON MONDAY APPEARED BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR COUNTY PUBLIC INVESTMENTS AND SPECIAL FUNDS.

Meeting with the Senate Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds on Issues Raised by the Auditor General Report on Financial Statements of Makueni County Emergency Fund, Youth, Persons with Disabilities and Table Banking, Groups Empowerment Fund and the Makueni Bursary Fund for the Financial years ending 30th June 2019/20,2020/2021and 2021/2022

  1. Emergency Fund
    The issue raised was Purchase of a Generator by the Executive for Wote Water and sewerage Company (WOWASCO) in the financial year 2021/2022.

The intervention was done during the second wave of Covid 19 and just before the Devolution Conference.

  1. Bursary Fund
    The issues raised here were mainly on lack of proper legislation and unclear guidelines on bursaries and Scholarships in the years under consideration

The County is in the process of enacting the Bursaries and Scholarships Legislation which has been submitted to the County Assembly awaiting enactment.
The regulations have also been reviewed to give clear guideline on the criteria to be used in Bursaries and Scholarships issuance.

  1. The Makueni Empowerment Fund
    The fund had faced high default rate on the loan advanced, had a skewed Memorandum of Understanding with the Bank and operated under a manual system leading to questions whether it is a going concern.

There major interventions after exiting the skewed memorandum.
a) The partnership with World Food Programme has seen the reconstruction of the lending structural aspects of the fund through capacity building.
b) The Fund, in partnership with Safaricom, has set out to co-create a system aimed at digitizing the whole lending experience
c) The Fund through the Department has partnered with Village Enterprise to develop The Makueni County Ultra-Poor Graduation Policy.
d) Enactment of an Empowerment Fund Act
e) Unutilised funds have been put on an interest earning account

GOVERNOR MUTULA KILONZO JR ON FRIDAY DISTRIBUTED TWENTY THREE 100-SEATER TENTS AND CHAIRS IN NZAUI KILILI KALAMBA WARD AND SIX MORE IN KIKUMBULYU NORTH WARD TO 29 DIFFERENT COMMUNITY GROUPS ACROSS THE WARDS.

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr on Friday distributed Twenty Three 100-seater tents and chairs in Nzaui Kilili Kalamba Ward and Six more in Kikumbulyu North Ward to 29 different community groups across the wards.

The groups which have been in existence requested for the tents through public participation. This will go a long way in empowering the groups which hire these out during events like burials, weddings traditional meetings etc. The disbursements were made possible through the Department of Gender, Children, Youth, Sports and Social Services.

GOVERNOR MUTULA KILONZO JR ON FRIDAY COMMISSIONED TWO EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION (ECDE) CENTERS AT KATILAMUNI AND KYAANI PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr on Friday commissioned two Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) centers at Katilamuni and Kyaani Primary Schools during his development tour of the Kikumbulyu North Ward in Kibwezi West sub-county.

This initiative, part of a broader program by the Department of Education, aims to provide quality learning facilities for pre-primary children in Makueni.

GOVERNOR MUTULA KILONZO JR. OFFICIALLY INAUGURATED THE REHABILITATION PROJECT OF NGOSINI CONCRETE DAM ON FRIDAY, LOCATED AT THE BORDER OF MAVINDINI AND MUVAU/KIKUMINI WARDS.

The Department of Agriculture, Irrigation, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperative Development is leading this initiative in collaboration with the Department of Water and Sanitation. 

The scope of works includes excavation of the dam, fencing installation, cattle troughs and sanitation blocks construction, masonry tank building, piping works installation and draw-off point establishment.

The rehabilitation of the dam is being implemented through the National Agricultural & Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NARIGP) and funded by the World Bank.

Upon completion, the 67,000M³ capacity dam will provide water for irrigated farming to almost 7,000 local residents.

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr lights Kasikeu Market

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr lights Kasikeu Market as he challenges locals to always take public participation fora seriously in order for their inputs to be included in decision-making before projects are initiated in their localities.

GOVERNOR MUTULA KILONZO JR. LEADS COUNTY OFFICIALS IN MOURNING DR. SONIA NZILANI

A sombre mood engulfed the Makueni County headquarters as Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. led county government officials mourning the late Makueni County Executive Committee Member, Dr. Sonia Nzilani.

The event also marked the launch of a condolence book at the governor’s office grounds, allowing officials to record their messages of sympathy and support.

Colleagues described Dr. Sonia as social, outgoing, and exceptionally hardworking.

Governor Mutula assured staff that his administration would do everything possible to ensure the departed minister receives a befitting send-off.

He noted that Dr. Sonia’s death had deeply affected many and shaken the core of Makueni’s leadership. He praised her as a dedicated public servant who “never wasted a moment to market Makueni.”

The governor directed that all county flags fly at half-mast until the day after her burial. He also encouraged officials to plant trees in her memory.

GOVERNOR MUTULA KILONZO JR LEADS A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FORUM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF WOTE MODERN MARKET UNDER THE ECONOMIC STIMULUS PROGRAMME (ESP) MARKETS

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr leads a public participation forum for construction of Wote mordern market under the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Markets. ESP is a multi-billion project initiative being undertaken jointly by the National and County Governments intended to boost Kenya’s economic growth targeting small scale traders.

During the event, a Project Management Committee for the affordable housing program in Makueni was elected. Ground breaking for this program is expected soon.

GOVERNOR MUTULA KILONZO Jr LAUNCHES KEY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DURING MBITINI WARD TOUR

In a day marked by joy, appreciation, and gratitude, Mutula Kilonzo Jr toured Mbitini Ward, commissioning and launching a series of flagship development projects aimed at improving local livelihoods.

The projects unveiled included the Mbeletu playing ground, the Ilengeni water project, the Kavuthu cold store and pack house, the Mbulutini drift, and the Mutyambua Safe Water project. The governor moved from site to site, interacting with residents and engaging them on their priorities and development needs.

The tour culminated in the issuance of tents to four community groups in the area., made to support their welfare.