Kenneth Matiba Eye and Dental Hospital in Kenol Town, Murang’a County
Kenneth Matiba Eye and Dental Hospital in Kenol Town, Murang’a County, will be temporarily closed for two weeks as the local government relocates the facility to a new location.
The hospital, currently on a rented premise, will be relocated to a new building in the Makenji area, near Kenol-Thika Road.
The new facility was constructed on land donated by Delmonte Company to the county administration.
The county administration aims to save funds used for rent and build a level 5 hospital to serve southern Murang’a counties, including Maragua, Kandara, Gatanga, Kigumo, and Ithanga.
The newly constructed building will first be used to host the eye and dental hospital as the county government embarks on expanding the facility to a level 5 hospital.
The government has assured parents that their school-going children will be fully insured under the new Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), scheduled to replace NHIF.
Public Health and Professional Standards PS Muthoni Muriuki stated that the Primary Healthcare Fund under the new scheme will cover learners and their households.
The PS underscored the importance of parents’ role in education, urging them to guide and speak to their children in a language they understand most as they support them with school fees.
The PS also congratulated Murang’a Diocese Catholic Bishop James Wainaina on the institution’s continuous good performance and urged the alumni to modernise the school to meet current standards and provide a good studying environment.
Information, Communications, and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo tours the newly launched Jitume hub at the Weru TVC in Kilifi County last Friday.
Owalo announced the plan to use power transmission lines to ensure fibre optic cables reach every electricity transformer and house with a metre, adding that “we have given the contract to Kenya Power Company, which has already started the work, and very soon the problems we have been having concerning the internet will be solved.”
The Walkabout Foundation has donated 100 wheelchairs to people with disabilities in Kisumu County, enhancing their independence and quality of life.
Kisumu Deputy Governor, Dr. Mathews Owili, said the initiative will improve access to education, employment, and community engagement.
The foundation, established in 2014, gained momentum in 2018 when it began employing disabled locals. It also provides mobility solutions, employment opportunities, and support for mechanical hitches.
The foundation also provides washable sanitary towels and diapers.
Phanice Aloyce, a mother of a disabled child, expressed gratitude for the wheelchair, stating it changed her life and gave her child freedom to walk and move around.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has raised Sh 8.6 million to support women groups in Baringo Central Sub County.
She presided over a women’s empowerment programme which supported over 250 groups. Mudavadi made a personal contribution of Sh 500,000 and delivered Sh 1 million from President Dr. William Ruto.
He praised the women for their efforts in saving up to Sh5.6 million for their empowerment programme and encouraged them to start small.
Mudavadi pledged to team up with local leaders to improve the livelihoods of the various groups in the region.
“This is where I was born, at a hospital near here, and I pledge to team up with your leaders to ensure that I also leave my legacy in Baringo,” he said.
Investment, Trade, and Industry Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano has emphasised that any Kenyan can venture into manufacturing, as long as they have some start-up capital.
Miano emphasised that even developed nations started with smaller micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that grew and scaled into big industries.
Miano said the Ministry is sensitising Kenyans on local manufacturing and offering opportunities to access financing, citing the Kenya Development Corporation (KDC) as one of the government organisations supporting local manufacturing.
CS added that MTP IV is aligned with the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) and aims to address water scarcity, food, insecurity, and value chains in Laikipia.
The national government has allocated Sh1.12 billion for the construction of 18 County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPs), aiming to devolve manufacturing and industrialization to the county level to increase manufacturing and processing and enable counties to participate in exporting manufactured goods.
High Court Judge Kiarie Waweru has urged residents of Homa Bay County to avoid rushing to court for cases that can be resolved through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms.
ADRs have helped ease the backlog of court cases, including property succession, land disputes, and family disputes.
Waweru also emphasised the importance of addressing corruption in the justice system by reporting officials soliciting bribes to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers.
County Executive Committee Member for Education Martin Opere urged the Judiciary to establish courts across all eight sub-counties, as Homa Bay County has high incidences of sexual and gender-based violence, requiring efficient court handling.
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