THE GOVERNOR, COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF KIRINYAGA JOSEPH NDATHI'S SPEECH ON THE OCCASION TO MARK THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF DEVOLUTION

5/28/2018 THE GOVERNOR, COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF KIRINYAGA JOSEPH NDATHI'S SPEECH ON THE OCCASION TO MARK THE FIRS

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REMARKS BY THE GOVERNOR,

COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF

KIRINYAGA H.E JOSEPH NDATHI ONTHE OCCASION TO MARK THE FIRST

ANNIVERSARY OF DEVOLUTION

DELIVERED TO THE KIRINYAGA

COUNTY ASSEMBLY AT KERUGOYA

TOWN ON 27THMARCH 2014.

THE HON SPEAKER,

COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF KIRINYAGA,

THE DEPUTY SPEAKER,

MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS,

THE HON MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY

ASSEMBLY,


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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I

ADDRESS THIS DIGNIFIED ASSEMBLY

AS WE REFLECT ON OUR SUCCESSES,

CHALLENGES AND ISSUES THAT WE

HAVE FACED A YEAR SINCE WE TOOK

LEADERSHIP OF THIS COUNTY. THE

COUNTY ASSEMBLY IS AN IMPORTANT

ARM OF THE KIRINYAGA COUNTY

GOVERNMENT WITHOUT WHICH OUR

SERVICES WOULD GRIND TO A HALT.

THOUGH A YEAR IS A SHORT TIME TO

JUDGE THE PERFORMANCE OF A

GOVERNMENT OR AN ASSEMBLY, WE

HAVE NEVERTHELESS A SHARE OFEXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES THAT

WE HAVE MET SO FAR,

WE HAVE A GOOD SHARE OF

SUCCESSES AND WE HAVE ALSO


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LEARNT IMPORTANT LESSONS ALONG

THE WAY.

HON SPEAKER, YOU AGREE WITH ME

WHEN WERE SWORN IN TO OFFICE, WE

BEGAN FROM THE SCRATCH.

IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, WE WERE

ABLE TO ESTABLISH OFFICES AND

SYSTEMS THAT HAVE ENABLED US TO

OPERATE AS A GOVERNMENT. THESE

INCLUDE, SECURING OFFICES,

ESTABLISHING STATUTORY BODIESAND DEPARTMENTS, BUYING OFFICE

EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES,

RECRUITING STAFF SO AS TO

OPERATIONALISE THE COUNTY

GOVERNMENT. THIS STILL REMAINS

WORK IN PROGRESS.

THE HON SPEAKER, I WILL BEGIN BY

HIGHLIGHTING ACCOMPLISHMENTS


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AND ISSUES FACED BY EACH

MINISTRY.

I WILL START WITH THE MINISTRY OF

ENVIRONMENT, WATER AND NATURAL

RESOURCES. THIS MINISTRY

COMPRISES THE WATER SECTOR AND

IRRIGATION, FORESTRY, ENERGY AND

CLEANSING. OVER THE PAST ONE

YEAR THE MINISTRY HAS REMARKABLE

MILESTONES IN BOTH CAPACITY

ENHANCEMENT AND PROJECTIMPLEMENTATION.

THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND

IRRIGATION HAS 28 PROJECTS VALUED

AT KSHS 95MILLION.

THREE PROJECTS VALUED AT KSHS

10.5MILLION HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

THESE ARE KENERA WATER PROJECT

IN MURINDUKO WARD VALUED AT


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KSHS 7 MILLION, RUKANGA WATER

PROJECT IN MUTITHI WARD VALUED

AT KSHS 1 MILLION AND RIAMIATUWATER PROJECT IN KABARE WARD AT

A COST OF KSHS 2.5 MILLION. THERE

ARE 13 PROJECTS THAT ARE ONGOING

WHILE 12 OTHER ARE UNDERGOING

THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS. ONE OF

THE KEY CHALLENGE FACING THIS

SECTOR IS THE LENGTHY

PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND

FURTHER CONSTRAINED BY THE

QUARTERLY MODE OF DEVELOPMENT

FUNDS DISBURSEMENT.

THE HON SPEAKER, THE FORESTRY

DEPARTMENT HAS A DEVELOPMENT

BUDGET OF KSHS 14.7 MILLION BUT

HAS RECEIVED KSHS 10 MILLION

WHICH HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO 18


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PROJECTS ACROSS ALL THE WARDS IN

THE COUNTY. THESE PROJECTS ARE:

TREE PLANTING, PURCHASE OFSEEDLINGS, AND ESTABLISHMENT OF

FARM FORESTRY DEMONSTRATION

PLOTS AMONG OTHERS. A KEY

CHALLENGE IN THIS DEPARTMENT IS

THAT MOST OF THE FOREST

ACTIVITIES ARE RAINFALL DEPENDENT

AND FAIL TO TAKE OFF WHEN RAINS

FAIL.

THE HON SPEAKER, THE ENERGY

SECTOR HAS A BUDGET OF KSHS 25

MILLION AND ONLY KSHS 9 MILLION

HAS BEEN RELEASED SO FAR. THIS

AMOUNT HAS BEEN CHANNELED TO

CONSTRUCTION OF SIX HIGH MAST

SECURITY LIGHTS AT KUTUS, MUTITHI,

NGURUBANI, KAGIO, KIANYAGA AND


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KANDONGU AND WHOSE

PROCUREMENT IS UNDERWAY. A KEY

CHALLENGE IN THIS SECTOR IS LACKOF TECHNICAL OFFICERS.

THE CLEANSING SECTOR WHICH IS

STILL PART OF THIS MINISTRY WAS

ALLOCATED KSHS 8 MILLION FOR THE

PURCHASE OF LAND FOR A DUMPSITE

AND KSHS 6.3 MILLION FOR WASTE

COLLECTION AND PURCHASE OF AN

EXHAUSTER. FUNDS FOR THEPURCHASE OF A DUMPSITE HAVE

BEEN RELEASED AND THE

PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS

UNDERWAY. THE CHALLENGE IN THIS

SECTOR HAS BEEN THAT DURING THE

BUDGETING PROCESS, CLEANSING

WAS OVERLOOKED AND THIS HAS

RESULTED TO SERIOUS


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INEFFICIENCIES IN SOLID WASTE

MANAGEMENT IN THE COUNTY.

THE HON SPEAKER, IT IS IMPORTANT

TO NOTE THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER

OF ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

THAT GENERALLY RELATE TO THE

MINISTRYS MANDATE BUT ARE

HOWEVER LARGELY IN THE HANDS OF

NON-DEVOLVED INSTITUTIONS. THESE

INCLUDE MANAGEMENT OF GAZETTED

FORESTS (KENYA FOREST SERVICE),WATER RESOURCES (WATER

MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY),

ENVIRONMENT ACTIVITIES, LICENSING

AND REGULATION (NATIONAL

ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT

AUTHORITY).

THE HON SPEAKER, I WANT TO TURN

TO THE MINISTRY OF COOPERATIVES,


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TRADE, TOURISM, INDUSTRY AND

ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS A

MINISTRY WITH A WIDE MANDATE. ONTHE SIDE OF COOPERATIVE

DEVELOPMENT THE MINISTRY HAS

SEEN THE REGISTRATION OF SIX NEW

SACCOS INCREASING TOTAL

MEMBERSHIP TO COOPERATIVES TO

300,000 PEOPLE. THROUGH THE

COOPERATIVES OVER KSHS 16

BILLION HAS BEEN DISBURSED IN THE

LAST ONE YEAR TO FINANCE VARIOUS

ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES.

IN THE RICE SUBSECTOR, THROUGH

THE FARMERS COOPERATIVES OUR

EXTENSION SERVICES HAVE SEEN THE

DEVELOPMENT OF A STRONG BRAND

OF PISHORI-KENYA SELECT

DEVELOPED AND READY TO GO TO


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THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET. WE

HAVE HELPED OVER 1,200 FARMERS

AS MEMBERS OF COOPERATIVES TOPUT OVER 3,000 ACRES UNDER

IRRIGATION AT A COST OF KSHS 181

MILLION SO FAR BEING A 50:50 COST

SHARING BETWEEN THE

COOPERATIVES AND THE DONOR

THROUGH GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE

WHICH THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT

TOOK OVER AS ONGOING PROJECT.

WE HAVE ALSO BUILT CAPACITY FOR

THE 79 ACTIVE COOPERATIVES WHICH

HAVE ACTED AS INTERMEDIARIES FOR

DISBURSEMENT OF YOUTH AND

WOMEN FUNDS FROM THE

GOVERNMENT.

HON SPEAKER THE REASON THAT

FARMERS ARE MAKING GOOD


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HARVEST IN RICE IS BECAUSE MY

GOVERNMENT WAS ABLE TO KILL

ABOUT 10 MILLION QUELEA QUELEABIRDS THAT EAT RICE.

TURNING TO EDUCATION, KIRINYAGA

HAS BECOME TO BE KNOWN ASBEACON OF SUCCESS IN PRIMARY

EDUCATION THROUGH ITS CONTINUED

EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE IN KCPE

BUT THE SAME CANNOT BE SAID FOR

SECONDARY EDUCATION. WE HAVEPUT MEASURES TO ADDRESS THIS

AND OTHER CHALLENGES FACING

BASIC EDUCATION WHICH INCLUDE

ALLOCATION OF BURSARY FOR NEEDY

SECONDARY STUDENTS WORTH KSHS.

50 MILLION. THREE COMMITTEESHAVE BEEN INDUCTED AND

OFFICIALLY APPOINTED IN READINESS

FOR THE DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.

IN MODERNIZATION OF PRE-PRIMARY

EDUCATION, WE HAVE SINCE


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LAUNCHED AN ELABORATE FREE PRE-

PRIMARY EDUCATION PROGRAMME;

THE PROGRAMME HAVE SEEN:

RECRUITMENT OF 359 TEACHERS,ROLLED-OUT TEACHING /LEARNING

MATERIAL SUPPLY PROGRAMME

WORTH KSHS.12MILLION AND

FURNITURE IMPROVEMENT

PROGRAMME WORTH 30 MILLION,

INITIATED PROCUREMENT FOR

CONSTRUCTION OF EXHAUSTIBLE

TOILETS FOR 60 ECDE CENTERS AT A

COST OF KSHS. 59MILLION AND OUT-

DOOR PLAY FACILITIES WORTH KSHS

20 MILLION. ON OUR VILLAGEPOLYTECHNIC TOTAL OF INITIAL KSHS

20 MILLION HAVE BEEN SET ASIDE

FOR ITS TRANSFORMATION TO

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND

DISSEMINATION CENTRES. ABOVE ALL

THIS WE HAVE PUT IN PLACE INTERIM

COUNTY EDUCATION POLICIES AND

THE DRAFT COUNTY EDUCATION BILL

IS READY FOR STAKE HOLDERS

REVIEW. THE GREATEST CHALLENGE

IS THE LACK OF TECHNICAL STAFF


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DIRECTLY UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF

THIS DEPARTMENT.

COMING TO DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,

ECONOMIC PLANNING, MARKETING

AND ICT, WE NOTE THAT WE HAVE

ACHIEVED QUITE A LOT DESPITE THETEETHING PROBLEMS. APART FROM

MANAGING THE RESOURCES ON

BEHALF OF THE COUNTY THROUGH

THE BUDGETARY PROCESS, THE

MINISTRY HAS OTHER

ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AS A DIRECT

RESULT OF US ENGAGING WITH THE

PRIVATE SECTOR A PARTNERSHIP

BETWEEN FORTUNE SACCO AND ABC

BANK HAS BEEN NURTURED WHERE

MEMBERS WILL NOW GET CHEQUE

CLEARING SERVICES AND A TRADE


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FINANCE FACILITY OF KSHS 200M. THE

COUNTY GOVERNMENT

SUCCESSFULLY HELD A THREE DAYEXHIBITION AT THE KICC LAST YEAR

AND AS A RESULT OF THIS THE KENYA

TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

CORPORATION (KTDC) HAS IDENTIFIED

INVESTORS KEEN TO INVEST IN THE

COUNTY AND ALSO AGREED TO FUND

LOCAL INVESTORS EXPAND THEIR

TOURISM RELATED BUSINESSES.

IN JANUARY, THE MINISTRY HOSTED A

COUNTY PROFESSIONALS FORUM TO

DELIBERATE ON HOW TO TAP THEIR

POTENTIAL TOWARDS THE

PREPARATIONS FOR AN INVESTORS

CONFERENCE LATER IN THE YEAR.

THE COUNTY HAS MET ALL

REGULATORY DEADLINES REQUIRED


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BY DIFFERENT LAWS. SOME OF THE

CHALLENGES ARE IN LATE

DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS BY THENATIONAL TREASURY AS WELL AS

LEGAL AND REGULATORY GAPS.

WE HAVE ALSO AUDITED THE FORMER

LOCAL AUTHORITIES LIABILITIES AND

TRANSFER OF THE LIABILITIES TO THE

COUNTY GOVERNMENT. THE CABINET

SECRETARY FOR DEVOLUTION

TRANSFERRED THE DEVOLVED STAFFPAYROLL BUT IT HAD VARIOUS

ANOMALIES, LIKE INCOMPLETE DATA,

OMISSION STAFF PAYROLL

SCHEDULES AND INACCURATE

PAYROLL DATA. THESE ISSUES HAVE

LED TO DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT OF

SALARIES TO STAFF. THE PAYROLL

DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO FACED


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OPERATIONAL AND CAPACITY

CHALLENGES IN ABSORBING THE

TRANSFER OF 1,294 STAFF FROM THENATIONAL GOVERNMENT.

HON SPEAKER IT IS WORTH NOTING

THAT THE TOTAL WAGE BILL FOR THE

STAFF IN THE DEVOLVED FUNCTIONS

AMOUNTS TO KSHS 864 MILLION

WHICH WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE

2013/14 BUDGET. THE COUNTY

ASSEMBLY PROVIDED KSHS 216MILLION DURING THE

SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET WHICH WAS

USED TO PAY SALARIES FOR THE

MONTHS OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY

2014. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THIS

ASSEMBLY APPROVES THE REMAINING

KSHS 648 MILLION TO PAY SALARIES

FOR THE REMAINING PART OF THE


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YEAR TO ENSURE CONTINUITY IN

PROVISION OF SERVICES AND

IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMMES.

IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE AND

INCREASE REVENUE COLLECTION THE

KIRINYAGA COUNTY FINANCE ACT WAS

GAZETTED ON FRIDAY 21/03/2014

AND IS NOW IN FORCE AND THE

MINISTRY HAS ALSO FINALIZED THE

PROCESS FOR RECOVERY OF KSHS

229 MILLION ARREARS FOR RATES ANDPLOTS RENTS DUE TO DEFUNCT

COUNCILS.

THE HON SPEAKER, THE MINISTRY OF

GENDER, CULTURE, SOCIAL SERVICES,CHILDREN AND SPORTS IS CHARGED

WITH RESPONSIBILTY OF CAPACITY

BUILDING TO ENSURE COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT. IT HAS THUS TRAINED


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WOMEN, MEN, YOUTH AND PEOPLE

WITH DISABILITIES ON ECONOMIC

EMPOWERMENT, FINANCIALLITERATURE, ENTREPRENEURSHIP,

DRUG ABUSE GENDER

MAINSTREAMING AND CIVIC

EDUCATION. MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS

HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED TO YOUTH

BETWEEN 13 AND 25 YEARS ON

BEHAVIOR CHANGE AND LIFE SKILLS

DEVELOPMENT. FORTY THREE (43)

SCHOOLS WERE COVERED AND 2,100

YOUTHS IN THE COUNTY REACHED,

TALENT ACADEMY LAND HAS BEEN

IDENTIFIED AS WELL AS EQUIPPING

TWO YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

CENTRES. YOUTH LINKED TO THE

INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND FORTY

YOUTH SECURED EMPLOYMENT. IN

SPORT FOUR FIELDS HAVE BEEN


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UPGRADED. DIFFERENT TYPES OF

SPORTS HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED

FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT, ATHLETICS,CROSS COUNTY AND MARATHON.

PLANS UNDERWAY TO BUY SPORTS

EQUIPMENT. CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED IN THE

COUNTY. THE ALCOHOL BILL HAS

BEEN DEVELOPED TO FIGHT

EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION OF

ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE.

TURNING TO THE MINISTRY OF LANDS,

HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT,

LAND REMAINS AN EMOTIVE ISSUE

AND IT REQUIRES TO BE HANDLED IN

A CAREFUL MANNER SO AS TO BRING

HARMONY AND PEACEFUL CO-

EXISTENCE. IN THE PAST YEAR, THE

MINISTRY HAS UNDERTAKEN TO


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VERIFY THE ASSETS THAT BELONGED

TO THE DEFUNCT COUNTY COUNCIL

OF KIRINYAGA AND VARIOUS TOWNCOUNCILS. THIS IS IMPORTANT IN

ORDER TO IDENTIFY LAND WHICH WAS

IRREGULARLY AND ILLEGALLY

ALLOCATED TO INDIVIDUALS ON

PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY LAND. WE

HAVE PUT IN PLACE RELEVANT

MECHANISMS FOR DEVELOPMENT

CONTROL. WE HAVE ALSO IDENTIFIED

KUTUS, WANGURU, KIANYAGA, KAGIO,

SAGANA AND KIBINGOTI AS THE

FASTEST GROWING TOWNS IN COUNTY

AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF

PREPARING DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR

THEM. RECONNAISSANCE SURVEYS

HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT.


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THE MINISTRY IN CONJUNCTION WITH

THE NATIONAL IRRIGATION BOARD

WILL ENSURE THE RE-SETTLEMENT OFPERSONS BEING DISPLACED BY THE

CONSTRUCTION OF THIBA DAM IN

KABARE AREA. THE MINISTRY HAS

IDENTIFIED A PARCEL OF LAND MORE

THAN TWO ACRES THAT CAN BE USED

FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE

COUNTY HEADQUARTERS. ISSUANCE

OF TITLES REMAINS A THORNY ISSUE

ESPECIALLY IN MWEA. WE SHALL

CONTINUE TO ENGAGE ALL THE

STAKEHOLDERS TO FINALITY IN

ORDER TO SATISFY THE LAND

OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN SQUATTERS

AND TENANTS ON THE LAND THEY

OCCUPY. SOUTH NGARIAMA LAND IS

ACTIVELY BEING ADDRESSED AND WE


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HOPE IT WILL BE RESOLVED

AMICABLY.

IN ITS MISSION TO DEVELOP AN

INNOVATIVE, COMMERCIALLY

ORIENTED AND MODERN

AGRICULTURE, THE MINISTRY OF

AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK,

VETERINARY AND FISHERIES HAS

DRAFTED SEVEN BILLS THAT WILL

REVOLUTIONILISE AGRICULTURE IN

THE COUNTY.

THE HON SPEAKER I WANT TO INFORM

OF THAT IN TERMS OF AGRICULTURE

WE ARE THE LEADING COUNTY KENYA.

WE ARE NUMBER ONE IN BANANA,FRENCH BEANS, RICE AND TOMATO

PRODUCTION, WE ARE NUMBER THREE

IN COFFEE PRODUCTION AND NUMBER

FOUR IN TEA PRODUCTION.


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THE MINISTRY HAS MADE SEVERAL

INTERVENTIONS TO HELP OUR

FARMERS INCREASE CROPPRODUCTION WHICH INCLUDE SUPPLY

OF SUBSIDIZED FERTILIZER AND HIGH

QUALITY SEEDS FOR PLANTING

DURING THIS RAINY SEASON. SO FAR

FERTILIZER WORTH KSHS 50 MILLION

HAS BEEN DISBURSED TO FARMERS

AND 6,000KGS OF MAIZE SEEDS HAVE

BEEN ACQUIRED FROM KARI AND

DISTRIBUTED TO FARMERS WHO

WERE AFFECTED BY THE FAILURE OF

SHORT RAINS. TO PROMOTE FISH

PRODUCTION WE HAVE EXCAVATED 20

FISH PONDS AND STOCKED 14 OF

THEM FREE OF CHARGE AND

ACQUIRED 18 FREEZERS AND

MOUNTED A FISH EATING CAMPAIGN.

IN LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION WE HAVE


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CARRIED OUT A DISEASE CONTROL

CAMPAIGN THAT REACHED 100,000

ANIMALS.

TURNING TO THE MINISTRY OF

TRANSPORT, I WISH TO ANNOUNCE

THAT WE HAVE ACQUIRED TWO

GRADERS AT A COST OF KSHS 31

MILLION, THREE TRUCKS AT A COST

OF KSHS 17.1 MILLION AND REPAIR

AND MAINTENANCE OF VARIOUS

VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT COSTKSHS 3 MILLION. ON IMPROVEMENT

OF ROADS, THE KUTUS-KIANYAGA,

AND KAGUMO-KANGAITA ROADS HAVE

BEEN IMPROVED AT A COST OF KSHS

18 MILLION EACH.

THE HON SPEAKER, WE HAVE ALSO

DONE THREE FOOT BRIDGES AT A

COST OF KSHS 5.5 MILLION AND WE


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ARE IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING

170 CULVERTS AT A COST OF KSHS 4.7

MILLION. WE ARE ALSO IMPROVINGKERUGOYA MARKET AT A COST OF

KSHS 6.5 MILLION FOR PHASE ONE BY

INSTALLING CABRO BLOCKS AND

KIANYAGA AT A COST OF SHS 3

MILLION. THE MINISTRY IS ALSO IN

THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING

FLOODLIGHTS IN KUTUS, KAGIO,

MAKUTANO AND KIANYAGA TOWNS AT

A COST OF KSHS 6 MILLION.

THE HON SPEAKER, WE ARE ABOUT TO

COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION OF

MODERN PUBLIC TOILETS IN KAGIO,

SAGANA, BARICHO AND KIANYAGA

TOWNS AT A COST OF KSHS 4.8

MILLION.


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ON HEALTH SERVICES, WE ARE

WORKING HARD TO ENSURE THAT OUR

HEALTH FACILITIES ARE FULLYEQUIPPED WITH ENOUGH SUPPLIES OF

DRUGS AND MEDICINE. LAST WEEK I

FLAGGED OFF THE DISTRIBUTION OF

DRUGS WORTH KSHS 19.3 MILLION TO

ALL HEALTH FACILITIES.

THE HEALTH SECTOR HAS DEVELOPED

A FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC AND

INVESTMENT PLAN, THE HEALTH BILL,

THE COUNTY HEALTH SECTOR

PARTNERSHIP POLICY, THE HEALTH

SERVICES GUIDELINES AND HEALTHREFERRAL STRATEGY POLICY WHICH

WILL GUIDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF

THE DEVOLVED FUNCTIONS IN THE

COUNTY.


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YESTERDAY, I LAUNCHED A KSHS 165

MILLION HEALTH SERVICES

IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMMECOVERING 40 PROJECTS ACROSS THE

COUNTY. WE ARE WORKING TO

ENSURE THAT SAGANA, KIMBIMBI,

KIANYAGA ARE UPGRADED TO LEVEL 4

HOSPITALS WHILE KERUGOYA

HOSPITAL IS UPGRADED TO LEVEL 5

TO BETTER IMPROVE HEALTH

SERVICES. THE SECTOR AT THE

ADVANCED STAGES OF ACQUIRING

ASSORTED EQUIPMENT AND

AMBULANCES AS A MEASURE TO

STRENGTHEN THEN REFERRAL

SYSTEM. THE CHALLENGES INCLUDE

SHORTAGE OF STAFF, WEAK

REFERRAL SYSTEM, IN ADEQUATE

INFRASTRUCTURE IN TERMS OF

BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT.


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THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES OF DELAY

OF SALARIES FOR HEALTH WORKERS.

THIS HAS BEEN OCCASIONED BY

FAILURE OF THE INTEGRATED

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

(IFMS) WHICH IS MANNED BY THE

NATIONAL GOVERNMENT. THE COUNTY

GOVERNMENT IS NOT TO BLAME.

HON SPEAKER, SECURITY HAS BEEN A

BIG CONCERN TO MY GOVERNMENT.

THOUGH THIS IS NOT A DEVOLVED

FUNCTION, AS IT REMAINS UNDER THE

CONTROL OF THE NATIONAL

GOVERNMENT, WE HAVENEVERTHELESS COME IN STRONGLY

TO ASSIST THE POLICE TO OPERATE

MORE EFFECTIVELY. THIS HAS BEEN

DONE THROUGH PROVISION OF TWO


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MOTOR VEHICLES AND FUEL TO

ENHANCE PATROLS. WE HAVE ALSO

ENGAGED CLOSELY WITH THE COUNTYSECURITY TEAM, THIS HAS HELPED

REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF CRIME.

IN CONCLUSION MADAM SPEAKER,

THE FACT THAT WE ARE HERE TODAY

MARKING THIS DAY, IS IN ITSELF A BIG

ACHIEVEMENT. WE HAVE WALKED

THIS DEVOLUTION JOURNEY

TOGETHER, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A

NEW THING TO ALL OF US. MY

REQUEST IS THAT WE REMAIN UNITED

AS WE PROGRESS.

LONG LIVE KIRINYAGA, LONG LIVE

DEVOLUTION.

THANK YOU, MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL.


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THE GOVERNOR, COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF KIRINYAGA JOSEPH NDATHI'S SPEECH ON THE OCCASION TO MARK THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF DEVOLUTION

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