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๐— ๐ฎ๐ค๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ณ๐ฎ ๐—•๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐—ฃ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐—ง๐จ ๐—•๐ž๐ง๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ญ ๐Ÿฏ,๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐—ž๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ๐š ๐—ช๐š๐ซ๐

KALAWA: 13th October 2026

Residents of Mukelenzu and surrounding areas in Kalawa Ward, Mbooni, will now enjoy improved access to reliable, clean water following the commissioning of the KSh 52.3 million Mukelenzu Borehole Water Supply Project by Lands Executive CECM Paul Musila, flanked by Gender Chief Officer Catherine Katuti on Tuesday.

The project features a solar-powered borehole with a tested yield of 12,600 litres per hour, 19.4 kilometres of pipeline network, four water kiosks and nine water points to improve water distribution across Kathulumbi Location.

Approximately 3,500 residents are expected to benefit from the project, alongside nine educational institutions, two health facilities and five markets.

The two county executives, representing Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr, also joined residents of Syotuvali in commissioning the Syotuvali Water Project, an extension of the Athiโ€“Kalawa Mega Water Project, in a continued effort to expand water access in the Ward.

๐—š๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜‡๐—ผ ๐—๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—”๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr has commissioned the Athi Kalawa Universal Water Project booster station in Muusini, marking a key milestone in efforts to improve access to clean water in the county.

The facility features two booster pumps, a pre-sedimentation tank and a 2.5-kilometre rising main pipeline supplying water to the treatment unit.

Constructed with support from World Vision, the treatment plant includes a composite filtration unit, chemical dosing systems, a chlorine dosing unit, an elevated steel water tank and a solar-powered backwashing pump.

The County Government of Makueni also constructed a clear-water reservoir to supply treated water to the distribution network serving Kalawa, Syotuvali, Miangeni and Intake, and Kaketi.

Additionally, the county installed a 315 kVA transformer to power the booster station and supply electricity to 60 households in the neighbouring community.

Chit Chat Baraza at Miangeni Market

In Pictures: Chit Chat Baraza at Miangeni Market, where governor Mutula opened a water kiosk and engaged with beneficiaries of the AKWASH Project.

The Governor took time to interact with residents and understand the projectโ€™s impact, noting that it is the largest water project in the county. He directed that animal watering points be established to curb the rampant crocodile attacks along the Athi River.

Residents also presented key community needs, including the establishment of a designated market day, installation of market lighting, and deployment of additional personnel to strengthen service delivery at the local health facility.

๐— ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ž๐—ช๐—”๐—ฆ๐—› ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜

๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ,๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ – Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr has commissioned the Sh450 million Athi-Kalawa Water Supply (AKWASH) Project in Kalawa Ward, aimed at improving access to clean and reliable water.

The project draws raw water from the Athi River for treatment and distribution to approximately 22,000 people, covering 4,400 households, 35 water kiosks, six health facilities, 18 schools and 12 trading centres.

The water system has reduced the average distance residents travel to fetch water from five kilometres to less than one kilometre.

The project is funded by the Base Fund, World Visionโ€™s Kalawa Area Programme Sponsorship and the County Government of Makueni.

The governor is accompanied by World Vision East Africa Regional Leader Lilian Dodzo, county officials and several MCAs.

The commissioning marked the start of his day-long development tour of Kalawa Ward.

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. leads the renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the government of Makueni County with World Vision

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. leads the renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the government of Makueni County with World Vision, strengthening collaboration in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH), health, agriculture, environment, gender, and education. The World Vision Kenya delegation was led by Interim National Director Dr. Gershon Mwakazi.

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ-๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—š๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ

๐—ช๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ – Makueni County is emerging as a model for data-driven governance, with the Council of Governors (CoG), through its Maarifa Centre, undertaking a two-day benchmarking exercise to learn from the countyโ€™s best practices in the production and use of County Statistical Abstracts (CSAs).

The delegation, led by Brian Akasta, paid a courtesy call on Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. on Tuesday morning, marking the start of an exercise aimed at documenting Makueniโ€™s experience in generating, publishing and applying statistical data to inform county development priorities.

The team noted Makueniโ€™s consistency in producing and publishing County Statistical Abstracts, positioning the county as a model for other devolved units seeking to institutionalise data-driven planning and decision-making.

Addressing the delegation, Governor Mutula underscored the critical role of reliable statistical information in shaping development priorities, allocating resources and improving service delivery.

He highlighted how his administration has leveraged data to guide interventions across key sectors, including health, education, trade, nutrition, water and broader economic planning.

The governor emphasised that collecting data alone is not enough; its real value lies in translating information into actionable policies, budgetary allocations and measurable development outcomes.

The two-day benchmarking exercise seeks to capture Makueniโ€™s approach, document lessons learnt and identify practices that other counties can adapt to strengthen evidence-based planning, monitoring and evaluation.

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. inspects the newly rehabilitated Makongo Viewpoint in Kee Ward

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. inspects the newly rehabilitated Makongo Viewpoint in Kee Ward, a key tourism landmark in Makueni County.

The facility now sets the stage for a watchtower, recreational park, childrenโ€™s play centre, shops, and hospitality services, while providing a platform to showcase local products.

The Governor emphasized quality service and dignity as pillars for attracting investment and promoting trade, directing the Tourism and Industry teams to ensure the facility is business-ready and secure ahead of its official opening.

๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. has inspected ongoing construction works on the Kiloloโ€“Kyanzeni โ€“ Musalala Project along River Kaiti. The project comprises a sand dam, a sump tank, a shallow well and a drift at Kilolo, on the border of Ukia, Ilima and Kee wards in Kaiti Sub-County.

The community-led initiative is funded by Africa Sand Dam, with the County Government of Makueni providing machinery to support construction, while the local community contributes locally available materials.

On Monday, the Kyanze Self-Help Group hosted members of other community groups from Mwala, Kathiani and Mbooni, who joined in providing labour and sharing knowledge through benchmarking visits. The collaborative effort aims to accelerate the completion of the project and improve access to reliable, sustainable water for local residents.

๐—ž๐—œ๐—•๐—ข๐—ž๐—ขโ€”๐—ง๐—ช๐—”๐—”๐—ก๐——๐—จ ๐—ช๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐——๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—จ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—๐—˜๐—–๐—ง ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—•๐—˜๐—ก๐—˜๐—™๐—œ๐—ง ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—›๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—›๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐——๐—ฆ

Over 600 households in Kiboko Twaandu, Makindu Ward, are set to benefit from improved access to water following the implementation of a KSh 10 million water distribution project under the Financing Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) programme.

The project extends water distribution through a 9-kilometre gravity-fed pipeline from Mbiuni through Mauluni and Malivini to Nthia. It also includes the refurbishment of three water kiosks and the construction of a communal water point at Mauluni.

The distribution network builds on an earlier water project implemented through a partnership between the Government of Makueni County and World Vision, which established the water supply infrastructure, including a 250,000-litre storage tank and booster station.

The latest investment will bring water closer to households, while also advancing Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr administrationโ€™s #LastMileWaterConnectivity agenda.

๐Œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐ข ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐€๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ

๐–๐จ๐ญ๐ž, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ -Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. has warned public officers in Makueni County against betraying public trust, urging newly appointed chief officers to remain accountable and deliver on their mandates.

Speaking on Monday during the swearing-in of three chief officers in his administration, Mutula said public offices were held in trust for the people and must be used to improve service delivery.

He cautioned appointed officers against absenteeism, saying they represented the appointing authority and that failure to discharge their responsibilities undermined the mandate entrusted to them.

The governor challenged the newly sworn-in officers to roll up their sleeves and get down to work immediately, and embrace value-driven service delivery.

The new chief officers are Cyrus Mutisya Ngunyo, in charge of Budget, Revenue and Planning; Tryphine Kasyoka Mulei, Public Service Management; and Dr. Alex Mulinge Muia, Health Services.

The governor commended county employees who had demonstrated exemplary performance, saying recognising their efforts was part of the administration’s strategy to strengthen service delivery.

During the ceremony, 208 staff members drawn from various county departments received letters confirming promotions, appointments and conversion to permanent and pensionable terms.

The ceremony also featured the swearing-in of Kee/Mbooni Municipality Board members Peter Nzau Mutua, Evelyn Ndanu and Francisca Mbithe Kalani, in a move aimed at reinforcing local governance.

County Attorney Stanley Nthiwa presided over the swearing-in ceremony, which was attended by Deputy Governor Lucy Mulili, County Secretary Justin Kyambi, members of the County Executive Committee, the County Public Service Board and several Members of the County Assembly.