Month: August 2018

29 Aug
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KAJIADO GOAT AUCTION

On behalf of the County Government of Kajiado H.E the Governor invites all the residents of Kajiado and other Kenyans of goodwill to a goat auction exercise on Monday 3rd September 2018 at the County Demonstration Farm, Kajiado Town.
The purpose of this event is to assist 5000 needy and vulnerable families within the County uptake medical insurance by the National Hospital Insurance Fund, NHIF. This is in line with the County Governments Mbuzi Moja Afya Bora Initiative that stems from the Universal Health Care pillar of the Big Four Agenda as spearheaded by H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta.
The Deputy President H.E. William Samoei Ruto will officiate this activity and the Governor urges all residents to show up in large numbers for the success of this noble venture that will ultimately benefit Kajiado people by improving their wellbeing.

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25 Aug
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ECDE TEACHERS EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM

Teachers have been called upon to take up seriously their roles as mentors to children in their early years of school as the values they instill in them molds them to be responsible citizens capable of fostering change and development for the County.

Kajiado County Governor Joseph Ole Lenku said this while presiding over a closing ceremony for a capacity building workshop for county ECDE teachers at Athi River. The training which comes as a priority objective by the County Department of Education and Vocational Training sought to equip the teachers with requisite knowledge on key concepts as outline in the competency based curriculum manuals by The Kenya Literature Bureau.

“We take pride in knowing that when we empower our ECDE teachers in capacity building and skills development trainings we are creating enable mentors who will harness and impact knowledge to our children,” said the Governor.

He added that teachers were the most important stakeholders in the education sector and his government has committed to ensure that the gains made in empowering them are not eroded by inflation.

The governor intimated that the county government will set aside a budget to cater for medical care for those who cannot afford it. This initiative he said is meant to reinforce the Mbuzi Moja Afya Moja medical insurance program spearheaded by the National Hospital Insurance Fund, NHIF. The program hopes to ensure universal health care to all residents of Kajiado County in line with the health pillar of the big four agenda of the Jubilee Government.

Further, he said plans are underway to issue 5000 needy families with NHIF Cards that will give them access to medical care in their health facilities of choice within the county.

At the same time Lenku challenged teachers to further their education and explore technical skills development to access self-employment opportunities.

“Kajiado County will soon become the hub of skilled training for available job markets countrywide, soon we will have our people being exported to other counties to offer their professional expertise,” he said.

Speaking at the same function the CECM in charge of Education and Vocational Training, Samuel Seki lauded the Kenya Literature Bureau(KLB) for being accommodative as to cut costs on the competency based curriculum literature books. He said together with the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development, KICD these two institutions have not only upgraded the levels of our education in the county but ensured children receive all round education.” We have not only empowered you (teachers) to be ECDE teachers but to be able to teach at various levels including primary schools,” said Seki.

He recommended the ECDE teachers for playing a pivotal role in the success of the County school feeding Initiative the Uji Program by ensuring that the children have their daily meals without fail.

 

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18 Aug
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GOVERNOR’S REPORT CARD

Download the speech on the link provided below;

Governor’s Report Card speech 2018

 

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17 Aug
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HEALTH DONATIONS

The Korean government through The Korea International Cooperation Agency has donated five ambulances and twenty motorcycles to be used to improve health care provision in health facilities within Kajiado County.

The timely donation comes at a time when the administration through its department of health is determined to achieve the Universal Health Care Coverage as advanced in the Big Four agenda propelled by the president Uhuru Kenyatta.

Speaking at his office in Kajiado where he received the donation H.E the Governor lauded the Korean government in its resolve to build the capacity of healthcare facilities in the county through their donations and project engagements. “I am truly encouraged by the Korean government’s effort in improving the health care provision capacity of our hospitals and health centers. We hope this will extend to water and cooperatives,”

The Korean ambassador to Kenya Young Dae Kwon who led the delegation to the Governor’s office appreciated the good working relationship with the Kajiado County Government and promised to support health, water and capacity building initiatives by the departments.

“The Korean Government is determined to ensure that the citizens of Kajiado County have ease of access of services provided by the County Government,” said Kwon.

The universal healthcare coverage is one of the pillars of the big 4 agenda that the governor has put forward as a priority service provision yardstick for the health sector. The Korean Government through KOICA has been a key stakeholder in this resolve with several projects supported, hospitals and health centers equipped within the County.

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13 Aug
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NGONG-KIMUKA-SUSWA NEW TARMAC ROAD LAUNCHED.

Governor Joseph Ole Lenku joined the Deputy President H.E William Ruto at the launch of the Ngong-Ewaso Kedong-Suswa road in Kimuka shopping Center that is to be upgraded to Bitumen Standard.

The 70 kilometers road has an allocation of 4 billion and has a working timeline of 24 months. The road is one of the over 300 kilometers of roads being done within Kajiado County.

The Deputy President confirmed that soon the National Government will install a CT Scan at Kajiado County Referral Hospital worth 150 million in its bid to improve (UHC).

Kajiado West Technical Training Institute that was commissioned by The Deputy President some two years ago, is now complete and recently received 50M worth of equipment and will open its doors from September.

All students joining Technical schools will be given 30,000Ksh as bursary and will benefit from Higher Education Loans Board.

The Governor was accompanied by his Narok counterpart H.E Samuel Tunai, Kajiado County Women Representative Hon. Janet Teyiaa, Kajiado West MP George Sunkuyia, Host of MCA among other leaders.

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10 Aug
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GOVERNOR’S FIRST ANNUAL REPORT CARD

County Government of Kajiado through the office of H.E the Governor invites all Kajiado residents on 17th August 2018 from 9:00a.m-1:00pm to the first Governor’s annual report card.

The event will be held at Isinya Vocational Training Institute in Isinya Town, Kajiado.

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02 Aug
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COUNTY WOMEN AND YOUTH FORUM KAJIADO COUNTY EDITION

The County Women and Youth Forum day in Kajiado will be celebrated in a fortnight with each Youth and Women groups from the County set to benefit from the disbursement of Ksh 100,000 to Ksh 600,000 of the County development funds.

According to Alvin Kimani, the CECM in charge of Youth, Sports the event will bring together County Government Departments and business entities to exhibit their services and wares as a way of to promoting youthful local entrepreneurs.

“We will have exhibitors showcasing various products mainly value added products from the different industries that have come up within the county,” he said.

CECM Kimani who was speaking in his office has asked all registered women and youth groups to turn up at their Ward offices with the requisite documents and make applications for the fund from 2nd to 9th August 2018.

The Nakeel Grounds, Nkaimurunya ward will play host to this year’s edition on the 14th August 2018.

 

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01 Aug
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ROAD WORKS TO BE COMPLETED FASTER IN NEW RAPID INSPECTION MOVE

Road works in Kajiado County will now be completed faster after the County started rapid inspection of ongoing projects.

These move comes in the wake of destruction of marram roads by recent rains and which Governor Joseph Ole Lenku had promised it will be fixed at the earliest opportunity.

Kajiado County Roads and Public Works CEC Member Alex Kilowua started the inspection today in Kajiado East Sub County.

Mr. Kilowua, accompanied by several engineers, started the rapid inspection of Isinya town roads which are being upgraded. “The road progress is on course and promise to keep the fast tracking of the road’s completion. Several roads are usually impassable at the slightest rainfall. We are preparing them to be passable when it rains,” said Mr. Kilowua.

The CECM added that the roads will boost trade within the Sub County and enhance faster transport in the region.

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01 Aug
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KMTC PARTNERS WITH THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT

The Kenya Medical Training College, KMTC will soon have a fully-fledged college within Kajiado town following a memorandum of understanding between the institution and the County Government of Kajiado in the presence of H.E. Joseph Ole Lenku.

The County Government has already earmarked land for construction of the college within the Kajiado referral Hospital; a second of its kind after the Loitokitok based campus.

In his remarks at his office today, Lenku said the people of Kajiado remain the number one priority in service delivery endeavors initiated by his government. He added that the trained students will supplement the efforts of the current workforce at the hospitals and as such reinforce service provision.

“I believe this expansion will strengthen the county’s health care provision by placing qualified personnel in our healthcare facilities. They will be instrumental in propelling the big four agenda of universal health coverage as championed by H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta,” he said.

Lenku assured his support for the expansion and pledged to allocate a sufficient budget towards provision of facilities within the institutions through concerted efforts with like-minded investors.

“The county will invest in the facilities within this institution through construction of classrooms and laboratories because I believe the people of Kajiado will access the training at KMTC and ultimately be absorbed in our health institutions as professionals in various medical fields,” he said.

Towards this end Lenku pointed out that a recruitment desk will be set up at the Kajiado Referral Hospital to cater to locals hoping for admission to the institution.

KMTC Board Chairman, Prof. Philip Kaloki intimated that the County Government has agreed among other things to rollout areas of development in provision of land for construction of classroom, medical

Laboratories and other physical amenities that may be required by the students.

He revealed that an admission office will be established to ensure equity in admission of students to the institution that will ensure that 30% of the admissions are locals.

“During the admission we would like to ensure that we balance our admission processes by considering all wards in the various sub counties and ensure we recruit locals from Kajiado County,” said Kaloki.

He mentioned that KMTC Loitokitok campus will be expanded to accommodate more courses that will ultimately see the students absorbed by the hospitals in their localities for the benefit of the people.

“We are hoping to realign our courses there to have such programs as nursing care,clinical medicine and medical engineering that will increase training opportunities in tune with the universal healthcare coverage in the next four years,” said Kaloki.

The construction and expansion of the Kajiado and Loitokitok campuses respectively come hot on the heels of an elaborate training program by the Kajiado County Government and The KCB Foundation that saw 300 students sponsored to train in skills development; a venture that will see them empowered for self-employment and placement in the upcoming industries in the county.

 

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