#Makueni County Government

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M-PESA Foundation holds free medical camp for fistula patients in Makueni County

M-PESA Foundation is holding a week-long free fistula medical camp at Makueni County Referral Hospital in Makueni County as it marks the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. The foundation has invested KES 8.5m towards the camp Over 100 women living with fistula are expected to benefit from free surgeries, screening, and medical advice. The camp is being held in collaboration with the…

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MULIMA WATER PROJECT PHAE II

GOVERNMENT OF MAKUENI COUNTY TENDER NOVEMBER 2024  INVITATION TO TENDER MULIMA WATER PROJECT PHAE II 1. TheGOVERNMENT OF MAKUENI COUNTY, DEPARTMENT OF WATER, SANITATION & IRRIGATION invites sealed tenders for the Proposed MULIMA WATER PROJECT PHAE IITendering will be conducted under open competitive method National using a standardized tender document.Tendering is open to all qualified and…

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Kenyans have been given a special holiday to plant 100 million trees as part of the government's goal to plant 15 billion trees in 10 years.

The holiday allows "each and every Kenyan to own the initiative", according to Environment Minister Soipan Tuya.

Each Kenyan is being encouraged to plant at least two seedlings, leading to the 100-million target.

The initiative is intended to help fight climate change.

Trees help tackle global warming by absorbing carbon dioxide from the air while releasing oxygen into the atmosphere.

The government is making available about 150 million seedlings in public nurseries.

It is providing the seedlings for free at its forest agency centres for Kenyans to plant in designated public areas.

But it has also encouraged Kenyans to buy at least two seedlings to plant on their own land.

President William Ruto led the exercise in Makueni in the east of the country. Cabinet ministers were sent to other regions to lead the process alongside county governors and other officials.

At one site near the source of Kenya's second-longest river, Athi, there were dozens of people, including soldiers and residents, some with their families.

"I have come together with my colleagues, I'm happy to be here to show my love for the environment," student Wycliffe Kamau told the BBC.

"I have come to plant trees here, because our water levels have been diminishing. Even here at the river source, the levels are very low, trees have been cleared," said local resident Stephen Chelulei.

"We need to reverse climate change so that our children can have a place to live when we are no longer there."

However, many people, especially in the cities, are unlikely to take part and will just take advantage of the extra holiday.

The tree planting will be monitored through an internet app, which monitors the exercise by allowing individuals and organisations to record activities, including the plant species, number and date planted.

The Jaza Miti app will also help people plant the appropriate seedlings by matching the site with the appropriate species, according to the environment ministry.

Ms Tuya told local Citizen TV on Sunday night that the response had been "amazing" and there had already been two million registrations on the app by Sunday.

She however said the planting would not happen in the north-eastern region, where there have been floods.

The country is currently grappling with heavy El Niño rains that have killed dozens of people, displaced thousands and damaged infrastructure - with the northern region most affected.

Kenyans have broadly welcomed the tree-planting initiative while also noting some challenges.

Environmentalist Teresa Muthoni told the BBC that the initiative was a "very good idea", but that the exercise was not organised in a way that would ensure everyone was planting trees.

She said "many people have to continue with their work to put food on the table... it is coming at a time when our economy is not doing well so a lot of people are struggling financially".

She also noted that "a lot of the 150 million trees available" in public nurseries were exotic. "It is very important to plant the right trees in the right place," she said.

The government has also been criticised for championing tree planting while failing to tame illegal logging in public forests - it recently lifted a ban on logging.

But on Sunday, the minister defended the decision, saying only forests designed for commercial purposes were affected - about 5% of the total.

She said this was necessary to feed the local demand for local and create jobs, adding that the government was taking action against illegal loggers in other forests.

Ms Tuya said the exercise would continue beyond the special holiday and expects that 500 million trees will have been planted by the end of the rainy season in December.

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MP Mwengi Mutuse Has Launched Another Attack On Governor Mutula Kilonzo

Mwengi Mutuse Accuses Governor Mutula Kilonzo of Discrimination Against Kibwezi West Residents Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse has publicly accused Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo of undermining development efforts in his constituency. He asserted that the residents of Kibwezi West did not choose their birthplace, emphasizing that their representation in the county government should not be…

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Farmers Call on The Importance of Establishing a Cotton Ginnery in Lower Eastern Kenya

Cotton farmers from the Lower Eastern Region have urged the government to establish a cotton ginnery in the area to enhance value addition for their produce and boost their earnings. Led by their chairman, Francis Kilango, the farmers from Machakos, Kitui, Makueni, Tharaka Nithi, Embu, and Meru counties lamented the lack of a government-funded ginnery. They currently rely on private ginneries,…

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Mulika Wezi.

It's amazing all the "economic projects" into which millions if not billions of Kenya shillings are siphoned, sunk, and lost each year.

Pending Bills is a corruption milking machine where the government colludes with contractors, delays payment then pays them high interest for late payment. That's how your money is stolen. In Thwake Dam Makueni County contractor was paid 236 Million interest for late payment.

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Makueni Celebrated for Leadership and Innovation at Peer Review Summit

Makueni County received high praise for its exceptional public participation governance model at the inaugural National County Peer Review Mechanism Summit held in Nairobi. The recognition came from the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)/African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Kenya Secretariat. The County Peer Review Mechanism (CPRM) is a voluntary self-assessment initiative for…

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How solar-powered Village in Kenya Outback Kept Lights On During Africa’s Biggest Blackout - Technology Org

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How solar-powered Village in Kenya Outback Kept Lights On During Africa’s Biggest Blackout - Technology Org

People across Kenya were mysteriously plunged into darkness last month as the country suffered its worst power outage in a generation – except for a tiny remote village.

Now experts from the University of Southampton have revealed how their mini grid powerplant, fuelled solely by the sun’s energy, kept the lights on across the community of Kitonyoni, in Kenya’s eastern province.

Africa – illustrative photo. Image credit: Pixabay (Free Pixabay license)

The solar-photovoltaic plant, the first of its kind to be installed in Africa back in 2012, is just a few metres square in size but creates enough energy to power the village alongside its school and hospital.

It kept Kitonyoni, located in Makueni county, powered during Kenya’s massive outage – which affected most of its 50 million population, including in the capital Nairobi, for almost 24 hours.

Engineers behind its creation, called the Energy for Development (e4D) project which includes the University of Southampton, Ministry of Energy Kenya and Kenya Power and Lighting Company, hope to roll it out across Africa where 600million people have no access to electricity.

Professor AbuBakr Bahaj, from the Energy and Climate Change Division at Southampton, said: “The Kitonyoni villagers were the envy of all Kenya, and people from the surrounding villages rushed into its trading centre during the blackout to charge their mobile phones and appliances.

“Kitonyoni has grown tremendously, by a factor of three, since we installed the e4D plant due to the availability of electricity, a growth not seen in our control village 30km away. I remember that the tailor William, who worked with us from the start, wished for an electric iron to replace his wood heated iron – that was duly delivered the second time I visited.”

The Kitonyoni mini grid consists of solar panels and battery storage connected to a distribution network. It took Prof Bahaj and his scientific team just a week to build the first design – which had a capacity of 13.5kWp of uninterrupted power, giving the villagers around-the-clock power for the first time.

The solar canopy also acts as a rain collector and, during the wet season, stores enough water for a year – a vital feature for Kitonyoni which is not connected to a main supply. According to Prof Bahaj, villagers can also generate income by selling the electricity to nearby towns and cities.

The cause of blackout in Kenya, the longest blackout in memory, remains unclear. But such is the success of the Kitonyoni plant that the Kenyan government has since applied for $150milion worth of funding from the World Bank to build more than 100 mini grids across the country, said its Secretary for Renewable Energy Eng Isaac Kiva.

He added: “The reliability shown by the system in Kitonyoni during the blackout was a testament to the UK and Kenyan engineers to deliver solutions that can be widely replicated and deployed to provide electrical power to over 600 million people without energy in Africa.”

The Kitonyoni e4D mini grid is one of six electricity projects across Kenya as well as Uganda and Cameroon.

Read more about how University of Southampton engineers are working to connect more African villages to uninterrupted and clean power at energy.soton.ac.uk.

Or watch how Kenyan news teams covered the massive blackout and how Kitonyoni was unaffected thanks to its mini grid here.

Source: University of Southampton

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Bill Gates arrives in Kenya for official engagements.

Bill Gates arrives in Kenya for official engagements.

Bill Gates, an American businessman, is now in Kenya and is scheduled to participate in a number of public events during his stay. The founder of Microsoft is scheduled to meet with authorities from the government as well as other players from the corporate sector. Gates will visit Makueni County, and Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. will play hospitality to him during his stay there. As far as we…

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For Clean Energy, Financial Growth, Africa Looks to UN Talks : Inside US

For Clean Energy, Financial Growth, Africa Looks to UN Talks : Inside US

By WANJOHI KABUKURU, Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — In Kenya’s semi-arid Makueni County, 50-year-old Purity Kinyili used to spend most of her time traveling for water and firewood to sustain her family and farmland. But then the government set up an initiative to install solar energy in rural towns, so she got hold of the easy-to-install panels, set them up and sunk a solar-powered…

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Richest governors in Kenya.

Richest governors in Kenya. The following are the top ten most wealthiest governors in Kenya as of July 2021.

Mike Mbuvi Sonko

Mike Mbuvi Sonko Kioko was the governor of Nairobi County before his impeachment. He is 46 years of age and was born in Mombasa, Kenya. His wife is Primrose Mbuvi and has 3 children: Saumu Sonko, Salma Mbuvi, and Sandra Sonko. He has ventured into Real Estate and Matatu business, and he possesses a smartphone worth Ksh 1 Million. He is worth about Ksh 10 Billion ( $ 100, 000,000 ).

2. Ali Hassan Joho

Ali Hassan Joho alias Sultan is a Kenyan Politician and is the current governor of Mombasa County. He is 45 years old, born in Kisauni, Mombasa, and has one sibling, Abubakar Joho. He is a well-known businessman and has invested in Health, Finance, Shipping Logistics, Travel, and Tourism he is estimated to be worth Ksh 7.3 Billion ( $ 73,000,000)

3. Kivutha Kibwana

Kivutha Kibwana is a Kenyan Politician, Entrepreneur, and human rights, activist. He was the advisor of former president Mwai Kibaki. He is 67 years old and was born in Makueni County, he was married to Nazi Kavitha in 1978. Kivutha Kibwana is a respected author of books among them: Fundamental rights and freedoms in Kenya, Making our constitution, An introduction to law and the legal system, and Sowing the constitutional seed in Kenya. He is valued at Ksh 4.9 Billion ( $ 49,000,000)

4. Wycliffe Oparanya

Wycliffe Oparanya is a Kenya politician and a businessman, the current Governor of Kakamega County. He is 65 years of age and was born in Butere and has one child, Doreen Onduso Ambetsa. He has 2 wives, Caroline Oparanya and Priscilla Oparanya. He joined politics in 2002 and has experience in Business Consultancy, Auditing, and Finance management, he also deals in real estate. His net worth is Ksh 3.7 Billion ( $37, 000,000)

5. Sospeter Ojaamong

Sospeter Ojaamong is a Kenyan Politician and an entrepreneur. He is 58 years old, and he is the current governor of Busia County. He has invested in real estate and has previously worked with Raila Odinga. He is worth Ksh 3.68 Billion ( $ 36,800,000)

6. Alfred Mutua

Alfred Mutua is a Kenyan politician and businessman, he is the current governor of Machakos county. He is 50 years old, and he is a former spokesperson of the Kenyan government. He is estimated to be worth Ksh 3 Billion ( $ 30,000,000)

7. Anne Waiguru

Anne Waiguru is a Kenyan politician and the current governor of Kirinyaga County. She served as the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Devolution and Planning and was the World Bank Assistant Vice President.Estimated to be worth Ksh 2.87 Billion ( $ 28,700,000)

8. Cornel Rasanga Amoth

Cornel Rasanga Amoth is the current governor of Siaya County. He is 64 years old and was born in Siaya, Siaya County, and has one child, Fiona Rasanga. He studied at the University of Nairobi. He has invested in Procurement and is valued to be worth Ksh 2 billion ( $ 20,000,000)

9.  Peter Anyang' Nyong'o

Peter Anyang' Nyong'o is the current governor of Kisumu County and is also an author. He is a former Secretary-General of the Orange Democratic Movement ( ODM). He is 75 years old, born in Kisumu he studied at The University of Chicago (1974 to 1977). He is the father of Prominent actress, Lupita Nyong'o who featured in the list of richest and most powerful women in Africa. He is estimated to be worth Ksh 1.9 Billion ( $ 19, 000,000)

10. Cyprian Awiti

Cyprian Achilaus Otieno Awiti is a Kenyan politician, he is the current governor of Homabay county. He is 68 years of age and was born in Homa Bay County. He studied at The University of Manchester(1984-1987) and The Kenya Coast National Polytechnic. He worked as a Marketing Manager, he has invested in the health sector and is estimated to be worth Ksh 1.8 Billion ($18,000,000)

11. John Nyagarama

John Obiero Nyagarama was the first governor of Nyamira county before his death in December 2020. He was born in 1946 and his spouse was Naomi Nyagarama, he studied at The University Of Nairobi. He invested in the Tea sector, and he was a Teacher, Farmer, and Manager of KTDA (Kenya Tea Development Agency) He is estimated to be worth Ksh 1.5 billion ( $ 15,000,000)

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TENDER FOR CONSTRUCTION OF YANDIA WATER PROJECT AS PER BOQ 2024 - GMC

GOVERNMENT OF MAKUENI COUNTY TENDER AUGUST 2024  INVITATION TO TENDER CONSTRUCTION OF YANDIA WATER PROJECT AS PER BOQ. TENDER NUMBER: GMC/LUPDECC/T/013/2024/2025  The GOVERNMENT OF MAKUENI COUNTY, DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, URBAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE invites sealed tenders for the Proposed CONSTRUCTION OF YANDIA WATER PROJECT AS PER BOQ Tendering will be conducted…

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Latest Jobs at Makueni County Public Service Board

Latest Jobs at Makueni County Public Service Board

Latest Jobs at Makueni County Public Service Board Makueni County Public Service Board is established under Section 57 of the County Governments Act 2012. The Board was inaugurated on the 5th of August, 2013 as a body corporate with perpetual succession and seal capable of suing and being sued in its corporate name. Open Jobs Director of Environment and Natural Resource Environment and Natural…

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Kethi Kilonzo Biography, Husband, Career, Husband, Family, Mother

Kethi Kilonzo Biography, Husband, Career, Husband, Family, Mother

Kethi Kilonzo Biography: She is a youthful lawyer and lecturer based in Nairobi. Kethi is the daughter of the late Mutula Kilonzo who until his death was the senator for Makueni County in Kenya. Kethi was not known by many until 2013 when she represented the African Center for Open Governance (AFRICOG) in the election petitions against President Uhuru Kenyatta after he was declared the fourth…

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Climate-Smart Agriculture: How Makueni County is Combating Climate Change to Increase Crop Yields

Makueni County Government intends to increase agricultural production through climate-smart practices and provision of modern inputs and offering extension services to farmers, area Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr has said. Consequently, Mutula speaking said that the government would ensure farmers have better market linkages and stronger SACCO structures to guarantee them to earn maximum benefits…

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The 7th And Final Annual Devolution Conference 2021

The 7th And Final Annual Devolution Conference 2021

The Seventh Anual Devolution Conference 2021 … Hosted in Makueni County, the main theme for the event is Multi-Level Governance for Climate Action, which has been … When:   •   Monday May 03, 2021 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM  •   Friday May 07, 2021 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Where: Makueni County 7th Annual Devolution Conference 23rd to 26th August 2021 Makueni County Theme: Multi-level governance for…