Skip to content Skip to left sidebar Skip to footer

News

Makueni Human-Wildlife conflict claimants to receive compensation

Makueni Human-Wildlife conflict claimants to receive compensation from March, CS Malonza says
Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jnr on Friday met Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Peninah Malonza to fast track pending compensation claims on human-wildlife conflict cases in Makueni.
The CS disclosed that plans are underway to settle the backlog of claims received by June 2022. She said: โ€œWe will pay the pending claims. I have already approved the budget and by march we should be starting the payments to claimants of loss of live and property cases.โ€
However, the Tourism CS decried of limited resources but her ministry is pushing for establishment of conservation fund as one of the ways of supplementing budget from the exchequer. Besides settling of the unpaid claims, Malonza said they were exploring ways to end human-wildlife conflict.
Malonza further announced that the government has already committed funds to electric fence the remaining section of Kitui Game Reserve bordering Masongaleni at River Athi. โ€œI am happy that Makueni is already doing 93 Kilometres. We commit to do the remaining section that remains exposed at the kitui Game reserve,โ€ said Malonza.
Governor Mutula sought for a collaboration with the ministry to assist the county in areas of tourism promotion, wildlife conservation and culture. Technical officers from the two teams are working together to establish specific areas of partnership ahead of official signing of their engagement.

1,000 Makueni farmers benefit from coffee seedlings

Over 1,000 farmers from Mbooni Sub-County have benefitted from coffee seedlings in a move to boost coffee farming in the area.
The county gave the Batian composite variety, the best coffee variety which is a mixture of different pure lines for that region.
The seedlings, a donation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock was flagged off by Agriculture Executive Joyce Mutua on Thursday at Nzaini Coffee factory.
She was accompanied by Executives Dr. Sonia Nzilani (Lands and Environment), Nicholas Masila Nzioka (Gender) and Mbooni MCA Hon. Alexander Mulemba, who took part in the distribution exercise across various coffee factories in the locality.
โ€œThis Batian we are giving to farmers is an improved variety and is tolerant to Coffee Berry Disease, leaf rust and has high production,โ€ said Mutua
Hon. Mulemba called on the farmers to take advantage of the public participation forums during the budget making processes so as to allocate enough funds for coffee production.
They also took part in planting coffee seedlings within the compounds of some of the 7 coffee factories in Mbooni.
ย 

100 young people graduate in โ€œMan Enoughโ€ program

Over 100 youth on Friday graduated from a youth empowerment training program dubbed โ€œMan Enoughโ€ courtesy of partnership between the county government of Makueni and Transform Nations.

The initiative sought to equip the young men with life skills and prepare them as leaders in the family, the church and the community for national transformation through personal change.

Makueni governor Prof Kivutha Kibwana who officiated in the graduation ceremony at ATC, Kwa Kathoka challenged the youth to implement the skills they had acquired during the three weeks training saying that transformation of a nation starts with change of an individual.

โ€œI urge you to implement what you have gained from this training and let the change be real. A community transforms itself when all its people are transformed,โ€ Prof Kibwana said.

He further urged the youth to be agents of change in the society saying that they are the mustard seeds of transformation in the county and the nation at large.

Pastor Simon Mbevi, the founder of Transform Nations lauded the county for rolling out such a life transforming initiative saying that it was the first county to implement such a program.

โ€œI would like to appreciate Makueni for being the first county to roll out this kind of a program and also thank the governor for the passion that he has for the young people of this county,โ€ Pastor Mbevi stated.

Currently the county government, as a way of empowering the youth, is facilitating a youth driven initiative dubbed M-YES, a program that provides a platform for them to solve issues affecting their lives.

Other county officials who graced the ceremony included the acting executive committee member for Youth, Gender, Sports, Culture and Social Services Dr Naomi Makau and the departmentโ€™s chief officer Jonah Kyathe.

  • July 13, 2018 in News

100 INTERNS JOIN MAKUENI PUBLIC SERVICE TO GAIN VALUABLE WORK EXPERIENCE

100 young people are set to join the Makueni County Public Service through the county internship program for a period of one year.

The program will ย help the interns gain valuable work experience by networking with professionals in the various county departments as well as give them a platform to explore a career path through developing and refining skills.

The young people were competitively selected by theย County public service board and are a representation from the 30 wards in the county. This is the sixth cohort to join the county public service since devolution.

 

On Thursday, the interns started a 2-day induction to equip them with various public service policies, processes and office etiquette before they settle down in the various workstations.

The induction workshop was officially opened by Makueni Deputy Governor Lucy Mulili. According to Mulili, the interns will be subjected to performance appraisals so as to focus on specific targets.

Others present during the official opening of the induction workshop include ICT and Education CEC Elizabeth Muli, Chief Officers for ICT, Education and Internship, Financial services and Livestock, Alphonse Kanunga, Nicholi s Mutua, John Nguni and Dr. Victoria Kyalo respectively.

100 BRIGHT AND NEEDY LEARNERS FROM MAKUENI WHO SAT THEIR KCPE IN 2023 WILL JOIN THEIR SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF CHOICE ON FULL SCHOLARSHIPS SPONSORED BY THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF MAKUENI.

100 bright and needy learners from Makueni who sat their KCPE in 2023 will join their secondary schools of choice on full scholarships sponsored by the County Government of Makueni.  

The 100 learners who report to school next week were awarded their first-year scholarship fee cheques by Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jnr at Wote Green Park Friday after a thorough vetting process.

Esther Kyalo who wrote her KCPE at Kiaoni Primary School (Kikumbulyu North) and scored 392 marks terms this scholarship as God-send. Her dreams of joining Moi Girls Eldoret appeared all but shattered before the scholarship opportunity knocked on her door. Her family had to sell a few chicken to offset debts at her former school before she could be cleared and obtain results.

Mutula pledged to leverage on his good working relationship with different development partners to mobilize for more funds so that every bright vulnerable child in Makueni may be able to get an education. He has also called on national legislators to enact laws that make universal education affordable and accessible to all and not a preserve of the wealthy.

10 villages in Muvau-Kikumini to benefit from Sh 50M Rehabilitated Ndukuma Earth Dam

Ten villages in Muvau-Kikumini ward are set to benefit with sustainable water supply for both domestic use and micro-irrigation from the newly rehabilitated Ndukuma earth dam. The ten villages are Ndukuma, Kaseve, Nthembe, Mandoi Miteveni, Wendo, Munyuni, Nzaai, Kiatine and Mumbuni .
Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jnr on Tuesday officially flagged off rehabilitation works for restoration of the dam to its original capacity after years of silting.
The department of Water and Sanitation began the works on 21st November 2022 using own machinery and has hired more from the National Youth Service (NYS) to speed up completion before onset of the March-May rains. The dam is expected to be complete by 24th March 2023 and will have cost Kshs 50 Million.
When complete, the dam reservoir will have a holding capacity of 365,000 cubic meters of water (365,000,000 litres) up from the current 162,000 cubic meters capacity after many years of silt accumulation.

10 Villages in Mavindini get clean Water

At least 2,100 villagers and 1,200 students in Mavindini Ward can now access clean water from Kanthuni borehole, commissioned by Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr at Kanthuni Secondary School on Thursday.
The project was drilled and solarized by the Department of Water and Sanitation early July 2023 to ease the water shortage challenges synonymous with the area. Water will be distributed through Iiani and Kakuswi pipelines to 10 villages in the ward.
Governor Mutula was accompanied by Senator Daniel Maanzo, County Assembly Speaker Mbilu Douglas Area MCA Jonathan Kimongo and Muvau Kikumini MCA Elizabeth Kawembe.
ย 

10 Things You Didn’t Know About our Town

One of the New Hampshire Grants, Middlebury was chartered by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth on November 2, 1761. The name โ€œMiddleburyโ€ came from its location between the towns of Salisbury and New Haven.

Read More

  • November 7, 2018 in Relax

๐—š๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ, ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€.

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. on Wednesday morning hosted the National Land Commission (NLC), led by Chairperson Abdullahi Alawy, during a courtesy call held on the sidelines of the Commission’s public participation forum on the Draft Historical Land Injustices Regulations, 2026.

The meeting focused on strengthening collaboration between the County Government and the NLC to resolve long-standing land injustices affecting residents of Makueni, some of which date back to the early years of Kenya’s independence.

Among the key issues agreed for fast-tracked action are:

โœ… Kwitu Kinyoo Community land claim involving Ukambani Agricultural Institute (UKAI), South Eastern Kenya University (SEKU) and others.

โœ… Katende Forest Squatters land claim involving the Kenya Forest Service (KFS).

โœ… Chyulu Hills Squatters and Chyulu Hills/Mikululo Evictees land claims involving the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS).

โœ… Claims by Mulima and Manooni Dam Project Affected Persons.

โœ… Land tenure regularization under the Kenya Informal Settlements Improvement Programme (KISIP) for plots in Emali, Mtito Andei, Kathonzweni and Wote.

โœ… Regularization of public institutions and utilities occupying public land within Wote.

โœ… Compensation for affected persons under the Kwa Mbila Dam Project.

โœ… Fast-tracking compensation for landowners affected by the Thwake Dam, Kibweziโ€“Kitui Road and Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) projects.

Governor Mutula reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to working closely with the National Land Commission and all relevant agencies to ensure justice for affected communities, safeguard land rights and accelerate the resolution of historical land disputes that have remained unresolved for decades.

๐—š๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐— ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜.

๐— ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ – Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. on Monday inspected the Mulima Water Project in Mbooni Ward as the county government works to complete the initiative.

The project aims to expand access to safe and reliable water in Tulimani, Mbooni and Kithungo Kitundu wards, benefiting an estimated 25,000 households.

Implemented in five phases since the 2022/2023 financial year, the project comprises the Mulima dam, treatment plant, pumping infrastructure, storage tanks and distribution pipelines. Phases One(construction of Chemical Building, construction of water treatment and pumping facility) to Three have been completed, while Phase Four ( Syuluni tank construction and distribution to Kikima town ) is 70 per cent complete , while Phase Five, ( Mulima water Livelihood and restoration project) funded under the Financing Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) programme, is 95 per cent complete.

The works have included distribution to Nthungoni, Nzeveni and Ndoo; construction of a chemical building and treatment facility; installation of pumping infrastructure; a 100,000-litre distribution tank at Syiluni Hill; five Syiluni water kiosks; and pipelines connecting Syiluni to Kivandini tanks, Kikima Market and the Forest tank. The network is also being extended from Kyangoma to Kikalyoni, Kiinyuni, Ndolo, Katumbu, Mweani and Kiveetyo, while a kiosk is being built at Kikima Market and the Ulilinzi petrol station facility rehabilitated.

Mutula reiterated his commitment to solving Makueni water challenges, urging the community to protect the projects.

The project is expected to restore full functionality once the outstanding works are completed.