Department of Water and Environment meets County Assembly committee for Water and Environment

Written by Elmad Ogara The Department of Water, Environment, Energy, Natural Resources and Climate Change has held an induction meeting with the water utilities and the Departmental Committee of the County Assembly in charge of Water and Environment. Among key issues discussed include the expansion of scope in water coverage, enhanced sustainability of projects and […]

World Wildlife day celebrated in Nakuru County

Written by Jeremy Ogolla Trade County Executive Committee Member (CECM) Hon Stephen Kuria together with Chief officer (CO) for Tourism and Culture Ms Rosemary Wambui on Friday represented H.E. Governor Susan Kihika in leading the tourism stakeholders and Nakuru residents to mark the World Wild Life Day celebrating. In a speech read by CECM trade, […]

Nakuru County to get second Industrial Park

Nakuru County was today granted a second industrial park by H.E President William Ruto who said the National Government has set aside Kshs. 1 billion for the park. The President tasked Nakuru Governor H.E Susan Kihika to identify 500 acres of land in the County, preferably in the Njoro sub-county, where the industrial park will […]

Nakuru partners with Thinkwell Kenya Ltd to improve health financing system

Nakuru County has today signed an agreement with a Bill & Melinda-supported organisation to seek the best ways of financing the provision of health services and improving performance in public health facilities. Nakuru County Governor H E Susan Kihika said the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thinkwell Kenya Limited will help the County to develop […]

Youth urged to be drivers of entrepreneurship to create employment

Written by Mercy Kihugu Entrepreneurship is a national asset, it drives economic growth, and promotes innovation & social change. Youth are the drivers of entrepreneurship hence the need to build & support young entrepreneurs. Today, Nakuru County Government in collaboration with British Council and Youth Enterprise Development Fund ( YEDF) hosted a youth forum aimed […]

County Government seeks enhanced collaborations with UN-Habitat

Written by Nancy NaholiA team from UN-Habitat have held discussions with the Nakuru County Government on possible areas of engagement with a view to operationalizing H.E Governor Susan Kihika’s 6-point Urban Agenda in keeping with her Manifesto on the revitalization of urban areas. The agenda captures Urban Mobility, Urban Waste Management, Blue and Urban Economy, […]

County to automate tracking of delivery to stop medicines theft, says Governor Kihika

Nakuru Governor H E Susan Kihika today flagged off a consignment of drugs to hospitals, as she promised to automate tracking of the delivery systems to stop the theft of medicines in health facilities. The Kshs45 million consignment, composed of drugs worth Kshs 25 million and non-pharmaceuticals amounting to Kshs 20 million, was meant to […]

Strathmore University to collaborate with Nakuru on capacity building

Written by Sammy Ngatia Nakuru County is set to be a beneficiary of a collaborative capacity building by the Strathmore University through their program dubbed ‘THE KENYA SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER’. The meeting attended by the Chief Of Staff Dr Peter Ketyenya, Trade, Tourism and Industrialization CECM Hon Stephen Kuria Muiruri, Chief Officer Trade and […]