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MAKUENI COUNTY STRENGTHENS COLLABORATION WITH AIRD TO BOOST DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
Makueni, through the Department of Gender, Children, Youth, Sports and Social Services has formalized its working partnership with Africa Initiative For Rural Development (AiRD) to enhance development co-creation.
The Non-Governmental Organization has been working in the county without any formal framework for collaboration with the county government, even though it has implemented highly transformative and impactful community projects and programs.
Some of the projects include drilling of a 50 cubic meters water borehole at Mutyambua and another in Kiima Kiu. Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr has said the county government will inject funds for distribution to reach as many households as possible. Other projects include training of 785 young people on entrepreneurship; joint resource mobilization for socio-economic interventions; Research on emerging issues and possible interventions.
Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr and AiRD Chief Executive Officer Fredrick Kasina signed the agreement in Wote, Tuesday, during a round table discussion to enhance the partnership.
MAKUENI COUNTY STEPS UP EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN PRIMARY HEALTHCARE
The Makueni County Government has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing primary healthcare delivery.
On Wednesday CECM in charge of Health Services Joyce Mutua,led a section of County Health Management team to visit Ivinganzia Dispensary in Mavindini Ward, to assess service gaps and outline strategic interventions.
The county is now moving to introduce a structured framework for deploying relief nurses, ensuring uninterrupted service delivery for the community.
Mutua noted that the department is prioritizing to Ensure facilities operate full-time.
The dispensary currently offers key services such as maternity care, routine clinical consultations, deliveries, and access to essential medicines. More complex cases are referred to Mavindini Level 3 Hospital.
MAKUENI COUNTY SPONSORS ECDE LEARNERS TO THE KENYA NATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL FINALS IN ELDORET.
Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr and his administration have once again shown their commitment to supporting co-curricular activities in support of education in Makueni by fully sponsoring ECDE and Primary school students to perform an the National Music Festival Competitions.
A group of 49 ECDE pupils, who excelled at the regional music festivals, are set to compete in the national competition to be held at Moi Girls Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County.
On Thursday morning, Deputy Governor Lucy Mulili ceremoniously flagged off the pupils before they departed for Eldoret.
She emphasized the county’s commitment to nurturing talent and promoting growth in the education sector.
Education CECM Elizabeth Muli highlighted that the county through the Department of ICT, Education and Internship is keen on an all-round approach in education development in Makueni County.
The festivals run from 2nd to 14t August 2024.
Makueni County Shines in the KMCF
Makueni County has made impressive performance at the Kenya Music and Cultural Festival (KMCF) held in Kitui County from 1st to 7th December 2022.
The County government presented five teams at the festival: Makueni County Choir; Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) Makueni Campus; St. Jude Catholic Church Choir, Kwa Kotoe; Kee Botanical Garden and Akim Nginda Kithanse, the Crown Prince of the Angulya people.
The Makueni County Choir emerged position one in the following classes: Class 434 Own choice of a sacred accredited piece – ‘ Lift up your heads o-ye gates’; Class 435 Mixed voices adaptation and arrangement of African melodies – ‘ Ndivukye Mutivuko’; and Class 436 African American Spirituals – ‘Ain’t That Good News’. The choir garnered position two in Class 432B Mixed voices set piece for County choirs.
Making their debut in the festival, the KMTC Makueni Campus emerged position one in Class 913Z Dramatized contemporary dance, position two in Class 707Z Akamba Folksong and position three in Class 701Z Luhya Folksong.
St. Jude Catholic Church Choir, Kwa Kotoe emerged position five in Class 511 Mixed voices set piece for church choirs.
Kee Botanical Garden garnered position one in Class 1402 for its well curated exhibition of live traditional medicinal plants and products.
Akim Nginda Kithanse, the Crown Prince of the Angulya people, emerged position one in Class 1305C Folklore (storytelling of traditional stories) in English or Kiswahili and Class 1303D Dramatized monologue. He also garnered position three in Class 1007 Public speaking on climate change, position five in Class 1008 Spoken Word and position eight in Class 1305B Narrative (storytelling in contemporary style) in vernacular.
Out of its excellent performance, the Makueni County Choir has been selected to perform in the gala-the winners concert.
With 14 entries in the festival, Makueni County has won over four trophies, seven certificates for entries that emerged position one, two certificates for entries that emerged position two and two certificates for entries that emerged position three.
A delegation led by the CEC for Trade, Marketing, Industry, Culture and Tourism, Peter Mumo Nyamai, met with the Executive Committee of the KMCF and expressed the interest of Makueni County in hosting the festival in 2023.
Hon. Elizabeth Mutindi Kiio, the Chairperson of the Makueni County Assembly Committee in charge of Culture, has accompanied and cheered the county teams throughout the festival.
MAKUENI COUNTY SHINES AT THE 97TH EDITION OF THE KMCF
Makueni County has showcased exceptional talent at the ongoing 97th Kenya Music and Cultural Festival held at Taita Taveta National Polytechnic, Voi.
In Class 105, featuring own-choice solo performances of chants, dirges, lullabies and work songs, Ruth Wambua and Munyao Mwonga clinched 1st and 2nd positions, respectively earning trophies for their outstanding solo performances.
The County Choir also took 1st place in Class 301B for their rendition of an accredited Western sacred or secular piece in the chamber choir female voices category.
The choir also secured 2nd place in Class 481 for an original composition inspired by the festival theme.
In the fiercely contested Class 443A, the County Choir triumphed with a 1st-place finish for their rendition of the set piece Kenya Naipenda by Farah Davis.
Additionally, they also took 5th place in Class 451 for their performance of Kenyan Zilizopendwa classics.
Makueni’s excellence extended beyond music, with Kee Botanical Gardens clinching 1st place in Class 1402 for their exhibition of traditional medicine, followed by Posha Medicina, also from Makueni, in 2nd place.
These achievements highlight Makueni County’s rich cultural heritage and outstanding musical and artistic talent.
MAKUENI COUNTY SHINES AT KITUI AGRICULTURAL SHOW
Makueni County, a member of the South Eastern Kenya Economic Bloc (SEKEB), actively participated in this year’s Kitui Agricultural Show.
Makueni County booth attracted a huge traffic of visitors, drawing attention at the event themed “Promoting Climate Smart Agriculture and Trade Initiatives for Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security and Economic Growth.”
In a spirit of peer learning and regional cooperation, the Makueni County Department of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries dispatched representatives to show solidarity and explore emerging agricultural technologies and best practices in modern farming.
Makueni County is also planning to revive its own agricultural show. A committee,chaired by Director of Livestock Dr. David Musyoki, has been established to spearhead this initiative.
MAKUENI COUNTY SGBV POLICY
This policy will create a framework for a holistic response to incidences of SGBV with the intention of minimizing its scourge within Makueni County. Upon full implementation of the policy, it is expected that it shall benefit the entire society in combating SGBV and create conducive environment free from violence for all.
MAKUENI COUNTY SGBV POLICY
MAKUENI COUNTY ROLLS OUT CATTLE INSURANCE PROJECT.
August 22, 2024
The Department of Agriculture and Livestock has launched a campaign to register 10,000 cattle farmers to be insured against losses occasioned by droughts.
The insurance project is co-funded by the county government and world bank under a programme dubbed De-risking, Inclusion, and Value Enhancement (DRIVE). It targets 20 wards in the county.
Those insured will be paid Sh 16,000 per cattle head at the onset of a drought pandemic to mitigate the negative effects that may cause losses to the farmers.
Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr on Thursday flagged off 50 community mobilizers to register the farmers for the first phase of the program in the month of September.
He said the project aims to commercialize livestock production and trade in Makueni.
