Kirinyaga Woman Representative Njeri Maina with PS, Tourism, John Lekakeny
By: John Kariuki
Kirinyaga Woman Representative Njeri Maina is very hardworking, committed and visionary. In a Facebook post yesterday she noted,
“This morning, I paid a courtesy call to the PS, Tourism, John Lekakeny. We discussed avenues of cooperation between the ministry and the office of the county representative to the National Assembly, to empower our people and scale up tourism in Kirinyaga County.”
Among the highlights of the discussions were:-
- Reaching out to county governments on the revival of the Miss Tourism pageant so that we can involve the young generation and enable them to have a sense of belonging in governance;
- Evaluating programs to engage the young people on tourism marketing activities especially on social media;
- International marketing of agricultural produce from Kirinyaga farms; High quality Purple tea, Pishori rice from Mwea, tea and coffee;
- Formal training in Kirinyaga to sharpen skills of those interested in tourism activities;
- Enhancing and promotion of cultural dancers e.g. the Mwomboko dancers from Kirinyaga;
- Considering Kirinyaga youths for internship opportunities;
- Promotion and marketing of tourist attractions sites in Kerugoya Urban Forest, Thiba Falls, Savage Wilderness White Water Rafting, Jangwani Camp Sagana, Castle Forest Lodge in partnership with the county government;
- Capacity building by the ministry of Tourism through Utalii College. This will provide opportunity for the youth in Kirinyaga to undertake tourism courses at Utalii College.
The government must work for the good of its people.
#wakilinakazi #adifferentkindofleadership
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