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Education Department

KIRINYAGA COUNTY 2016 NEWSLETTER 1

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Creative Design

County Government of Kirinyaga

David Mwangi

Barzi Media

Barzi Media

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5 Agriculture

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Healthy CountyInvestingin Trade,Tourism

3 years of changing lives

village by village

COUNTY GOVERNMENT

OF KIRINYAGA

www.kirinyaga.go.ke

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Impartingknowledge

Clean,reliable

Natural Resources

Financeand ICT

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InfrastructuralGrowth16

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From the Governor’s Desk

3 Years of ChangingLives in Kirinyaga

It’s been three years since the rst

Devolved Governments were elected

following the promulgation of a new

Constitution in Kenya. To my County

Government of Kirinyaga, it has been three

years of a transformative agenda where we

continue changing our peoples lives, village

by village. As our motto says, the source of

our pride is in our efforts ‘Bidii yetu, utajiri

wetu’.

These last three years have seen for the rst

time in our country’s history, leadership

and resources going to each of our villages

and communities for development. In the

next few pages, I have captured the success

stories in our county to mark three years of

changing lives for our people. Welcome and

enjoy the fruits of devolution.

H.E Hon. Joseph K. Ndathi

Kirinyaga County Governor

“For the rst time in our Country’s history, leadershipand resources are dedicated to each of our villages and

communities for development “


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County Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Veterinary & Fisheries

Agriculture;our backbone,

our priorityAgriculture remains the backbone of OurCounty’s economy with about 80 per cent ofour people deriving their livelihoods directlyfrom agricultural based activities. As a direct result

of our intervention in terms of offering extension

services, our farmers in all the sectors have seen

tremendous growth. The agricultural sector has

initiated the following;

1. We have supported Agriculture extension,advisory and technology Transfer Services;

2. We have initiated food security programs;

3. We have developed crop specic development

programme using the value chain approach;

4. We have intensied training and dissemination

of appropriate technologies;

5. We have collaged and disseminated

information on the domestic and export

markets for dissemination to producers,

exporters and service providers.


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County Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Veterinary & Fisheries

WARD PROJECT COST

Kabare Arabicum fowers 250,000

Mwea E & A Hybrid Maize seeds 900,000

Mwea E Gadam sorghum 250,000

Kirinyaga Quality seeds 1,700,000

Mwea E & A Vaccination 2,000,000

Kanyekiini Grain storage 4,800,000

Kariti Micro-irrigation 4,800,000

Mutithi Micro-irrigation 4,800,000

Njukiini Banana shed 3,300,000

Kanyekiini Banana shed 2,700,000

Kariti Milk cooling tank 1,100,000

Kiine Milk cooling tank 730,000

Kariti Milk cooling tank 730,000

Mutira Tissue culture bananas 970,000

Kiine Coee seedlings 480,000

Thiba Cattle dips 679,000

Kerugoya Tea buying centre 970,000

Kariti Quality maize seeds 1,164,000

Thiba Cattle dip rehabilitation 448,400

Baragwi Sorothimu irrigation project 2,910,000

Inoi Tea buying centers 1,500,000Karumandi Tea buying centre 300,000

Kerugoya Tea buying centers 465,000

Mukure Kimathi cattle dip 223,504

Mutithi Kaminji water project 291,000

Nyangati Kirimara water project 2,200,000

Inoi Tissue culture bananas 300,000

Inoi Macadamia organic seedlings 300,000

Kabare Heifers & Fish 600,000

Kanyekiine Water storage tanks 6,790,000

Kariti Purchase of fodder 291,000

Kariti Assorted planting materials 1,164,000

Kariti Supply of chicks 291,000

Karumandi Assorted seedlings 800,000

Kiine Milking cows 656,690

Kiine Coee & Macadamia seedlings 656,690

Mukure Subsidized bean seeds 328,345

Mutira Hybrid heifers 900,000

Mutira Macadamia seedlings 600,000

Ngariama Banana seedlings 970,000

Ngariama Dairy goats 985,035

Thiba Banana seedlings 500,000

Thiba Fish feeds 80,140

Njukiini Maize seeds 1,313,380

Some of the complete projects in agriculture are listed below

Of our people derive their

livelihoods directly from

80%

based activities.

Agricultural


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County Ministry of Medical Services & Public Health

The County Government takes the health

of the people very seriously hence the

heavy investment in human resources

and infrastructure. We have employed 476 new

Health workers including nurses, clinical ofcers,

medical laboratory technologists, pharmaceutical

technologists, physiotherapists among other

cadres. We have more than 98 development

projects both complete and ongoing. These

projects include construction of new dispensaries,

upgrading existing health facilities, construction

of laboratories, morgues, radiology departments,

purchase of ambulances and equipping of healthfacilities among others. Notable Completed

Infrastructural Projects:

1) Completion of Gathuthuma Dispensary

(Functional)

2) Completion of Nguguini Dispensary (Functional)

3) Completion of Kiamuthambi Dispensary

(Functional)

4) Completion of Kiarukungu Dispensary

(Functional)

5) Completion of South Ngariama Dispensary

(Functional)

6) Completion of Kamuiru Dispensary.

Towards aHealthy County


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County Ministry of Medical Services & Public Health

7) Completion of Kiaga Dispensary.

8) Expansion of maternity at Mutithi Health Center

(Functional)

9) Construction of a laboratory at Kirogo Dispensary

(Functional)

10) Construction of a laboratory at Karimaini Dispensary

(Functional)

Ongoing Infrastructural projects

1) Construction of 9 new dispensaries in underserved areas.

2) Construction of X-ray Department at Kianyaga Hospital

3) Construction of Morgue at Sagana Hospital4) Construction of Modern Maternity Block at Kimbimbi

Hospital

5) Construction of X-ray Department at Sagana Hospital

6) Construction of Maternity/MCH Block at Kianyaga

Hospital

7) Construction of Inpatient wards at Baricho and Njegas

Health Centers.

• Health equipment and machinery

• Purchase of Assorted Medical Equipment for 18

health facilities.

• Four ambulances to supplement the 5 existing

ambulances.

• Stand by Generators,

• Oxygen plants,

• Morgue Coolers are machinery to be procured this

nancial year.

Indicator 2013 2014 2015Doctor:

Population Ratio

1:21,652 1:18,452 1:13,518

Nurse: PopulationRatio

1:1383 1:1246 1:1226

Immunizing Centers 56 69 66

Fully ImmunizedChildren

87% 85.2% 88.5%

ANC attendance 92.4/48 96.4/60 -

Skilled Delivery 73 % 92.5 % 92.5 %

HospitalBeds/100,000

75 79 82

new Health476

employed

w o r k e r s


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County Ministry of Trade, Co-operatives, Industrialization & Enterprise Development

The County Ministry of Trade, has been on the

forefront to promote a vibrant co-operative

movement, trade, tourism and industrial

sub-sector by creating an enabling environment

through policy, legal and institutional frameworkfor sustainable socio- economic development in

the County. It is also charged with the mandate of

promoting and attracting investments in the county.

It has participated in many trade expos key among

them the Kenya International Investor ’s Conference

(KICCO) at KICC on 19th to 20th November 2014

where it show-cased over sixty (60) investment

opportunities in the county ranging from Agro

processing, Tourism, infrastructure development,

medical and cultural and Educational opportunities.

The department has seen the rehabilitation and

construction of key markets among them Kerugoya,

Kagumo, Kiangai and Kagio thus improving the

commodity trade in the county.

Cable Cars on Mt KenyaWe have packaged this project as an investment

opportunity and we are seeking investors in the

same and potential investors have already expressed

interest.

Investing in

Trade, Tourism

The department has seen the rehabilitation andconstruction of key markets among them Kerugoya,

Kagumo, Kiangai and Kagio thus improving the

commodity trade in the county.


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County Ministry of Trade, Co-operatives, Industrialization & Enterprise Development

Kenya Industrial Estates (KIE)

The County Government has collaborated with KIEto allocate the industrial incubation centre sheds at

Kiangwacii (Kariti Ward) to investors willing to put

up industries at the site So far the following have

been allocated sheds at the centre

a. Kirinyaga Horticultural Cooperative society limited

dealing in Tomato Value addition.

b. African pambo products dealing in textiles

c. Pana Products. – Dealing in Chutney and Mango

pulp.

Tomato Value addition

The machinery for Tomato processing for Kirinyaga

Horticultural Farmers was delivered by KIRDI to the

incubation centre at Sagana. This will be followed by

installation and commissioning.

Milk value addition.

In an effort to promote milk value addition, we

procured, installed and commissioned a milk

pasteurizer with a capacity of 500 litres and a deep

freezer for Kirinyaga Dairy cooperative society at

Ksh 965,000.00 in 2014/15

Rice value addition

We are working closely with Mwea Rice growers

Multipurpose Cooperative society so that our

farmers in Mwea earn addition income from

rice products. We have held meetings with KIE

to explore areas that have high potential for

additional income. One project is the making of Rice

Briquettes (Charcoal) made from rice husks. We are

supporting this project with Ksh. 1.5 million. Other

MRGM projects in the pipeline include an animalfeeds factory and a Bakery using rice as the main

ingredient.

Coffee Value Addition

We are encouraging and offering technical support

to coffee cooperative societies to add value their

produce for maximum benets. Mutira CFS and

Rungeto CFS are leading in this initiative.


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County Ministry of Education & Public Service

Impartingknowledge

The Education functions Devolved under Schedule

Four of the Constitution Includes:-

• Pre-primary education

• Village polytechnics

• Home craft centers

• Childcare facilities To be able to undertake the

devolved aforementioned functions, the County

Ministry/Department of Education was structuredinto two Directorates, namely:-

1) Directorate of ECDE (Early Childhood

Development and Education), which takes care of

the functions of Pre-Primary education as well as

Children facilities (Day Care Centres) above.

2) Directorate of Vocational Education and

Training (DVET)

Under which all the Devolved polytechnics fall. The

Function of Home Craft Centers is also managed

under this directorate.

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i) Recruited 403 Care-givers (ECDE-Teachers)

ii) Increased levels of enrollments in public ECDE

centers from 10,000 pupils to 15,824 pupils

iii) Increased ECDE Centers to 198

iv) Construction of Exhaustible toilets in 67 ECDE

Centers.

v) Provision of Teaching Learning resources worth

approximately 6M to ECDE Centers

vi) Trained 403 ECDE teachers on Child Counselingand Development of Teaching/ Learning Materials

vii)Provided 5 ECDE centers with Appropriate

furniture for pupils & teachers

viii)Provided 20 ECDE Centers with Fixed play

facilities.

Under the Polytechnics & Home Crafts (DVET), we

have done the following;

a. Absorbed 102 instructors previously under

national government’s contracts

b. Recruited 5 graduates to manage County

Polytechnics

c. Increased enrollment in Polytechnics from 350

trainees to current 1350 trainees

d. Establish ICT laboratories in 5 County Polytechnics

e. Funded minor varied refurbishment works in 11

polytechnics.

f. Provided initial basic facilities to 6 Home-craft

centersg. Provided varied essential tools to 11 polytechnics.

h. Initiated establishment of production units in 4

polytechnics.

We also established The Kirinyaga Bursary Fund

and in the rst two years we have disbursed Ksh

110milion as bursary to needy students beneting

13,000 of them from all our 20 wards. An additional

Ksh 75million will be disbursed this year.

Under the Pre-primary Sub-sector (ECDE), we have achieved the

following;

ECDE Centres We have 198 ECDE Centers, with an enrolment of14,585 The enrolment has grown from a gure of 10,000 beforedevolution to the current 15,824. An increase of 5,824 in three

years. We expect this gure to go even higher as we continue toimprove our institutions.


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Polytechnics In three short years enrolmentin Polytechnic has increasedfrom 350 to 1,350. A total of

1,000 students have joined ourpolytechnics. This is a massiveincrease directly attributed to

our interventions includingincreased investment in

infrastructure and, absorptionqualifed instructors.

Home craft Centres We have a total of six home

craft centers based in all thesub-counties. These centers arerunning Programmes such as

Brick making, Cookery and BasicWeaving.

ECDE Classrooms

We have done a total of 24ECDE classrooms, 77 toilets,

provided 20 EDE play facilities,bought ECDE instructional

materials for 198 ECDE centers,and procured ECDE furniture for

14 centers.


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County Ministry of Environment, Water & Natural Resources

The Provision of clean and reliable supply of water

for both domestic and irrigation purposes is a key

priority area of Kirinyaga County Government. In

the three years of devolution we have implemented

138 water development projects at a cost of Ksh

429 Million. These water projects includes; 24 water

intakes, 36 boreholes, 12 water storage facilities,

79 water pipeline projects. The projects are evenlydistributed across the county. Key among these

projects is Mwea-Makima water project which intend

to ensure the residents of Mwea receives adequate

clean water. It is therefore important to extend the

project so as to provide for water treatment facility

for the project.

Above the water sector projects we have ensured

that distribution of water services is enhanced

through our public water service providers such as

KIRIWASCO.

Clean,reliableNatural Resources


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The key highlights of the County Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Developmentare as follows;

1. Digital Mapping for 4(Four) Priority Towns in Kirinyaga

a. The work which is being undertaken by the Technical University of Kenya involves digitalization of all

maps in the four priority towns, Kerugoya, Kutus, Kianyaga and Wanguru.

b. Collection of attribute data i.e information on ownership and sizes through questionnaires. This has

been completed.

c. Aerial survey of the whole county to be done. This will be transferred to spatial planning.

2. Spatial Planning:

i. Consultancy for spatial planning has been advertised and is in the nal procurement stage. ii. This is

expected to come up with policies on zoning of towns, valuation rolls which will guide on how much to

charge on rates and rents. This will reveal all plots that have not been rated and charged. iii. Policies and

development controls and registrations.

3. Storm Water Drainage

The consultancy of the above has been nalized and the designs forwarded to the National Ministry of Land,

Housing and Urban Development for implementation who are the nanciers of the construction works. These

works include storm water drainages, street lighting and minor road works.

4. County Head Quarters Building

The County Ministry facilitated in acquiring land for construction of County Headquarter. The construction

works commenced on 30th November, 2014 and is expected to be completed by 30th July 2016. The building

has a total of 4575square meters accommodating the Governor, the Deputy Governor, conference halls and

74 ofces. The department has also managed to negotiate for extra land within the County headquarters for

future expansion.

5. Medical Research Centre

The County has reserved a 100 acres piece of land within Wamumu area for development of a Medical

Research and Training Institute by KEMRI. This was after serious discussion and deliberations involving

different stakeholders and local community. This culminated with the giving of a title deed to the Director ofKEMRI by the County Governor H.E. J. K. Ndathi. It is expected that the facility will improve the live hood of

the residents by way of providing jobs, market for the local produce, and Health care to the community.


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County Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure

InfrastructuralGrowth


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Transport and InfrastructureThis County Ministry is charged with the responsibility of improvement of County roads, construction offoot bridges, design and documentation of construction and improvement of infrastructure such as markets,

ECDE and health facilities among others. Among road works done or being worked on are:

i) Kerugoya prison to Kimandi Road in Kergoya ward

ii) Kandongu-Ngothi-Rukanga road in Mutithi ward

iii) Marura-Mairungi link road, Kibukure and Gathanji roads done in Japanese technology known as Do nou

technology all in Kangai ward

iv) Munganga newbridge in Kangai

v) Ngokabridge in Kariti among others.


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The County Treasury

FinancialManagementThe County Ministry of Finance consists of the following departments:

i. Department of Accounting Services

ii. Department of Supply Chain Management

iii. Department of Economic Planning & Budgeting

iv. Department of Resource Mobilization (Revenue)

v. Department of Internal Audit

vi. Department of Information Communication Technology (ICT)

The County Ministry has been instrumental in the formulation of annual policies and drafting

of annual County legislation as listed below.

County Legislation:

• Kirinyaga County Finance Act

• Kirinyaga County Appropriations Act

• Kirinyaga County Revenue Administration Act

County Policies:

i) Kirinyaga County Integrated Development Plan (CDIP)

ii) Kirinyaga County Annual Development Plans (ADP)

iii) Kirinyaga County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP)Kirinyaga County Budget Review & Outlook

Paper (CBROP)

iv) Kirinyaga County Monitoring & Evaluation Plan (M&E)

v) Kirinyaga County ICT Road Map 2016.

Improvement of service delivery has been a key output of this department. In

collaboration with key stake holders such as the Central Bank of Kenya, the

County Treasury has successfully deployed an E- Banking suite that

has the following advantages:

a. Real time settlement of supplier payments via RTGS

b. Access to real time bank account balances

c. Real time inter bank account transfers.


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The County Treasury

The agship project has been the developmentof the Automated Revenue Collection and

Management System. Development of the Revenue

Management System was completed in January

2016 is currently undergoing testing and approval

from the Commission of Revenue Allocation (CRA)

and National Treasury – IFMIS Department. The

entire end to end Automated Revenue Collection

Management System will GO LIVE in March 2016.

Despite the hiccups faced, E-Procurement has nally

taken off in the County. The new Procurement

Act 2015 in with effect 7th January 2016 and thee-procurement system will herald a change in the

procurement process in the County and ensure

that development funds are absorbed much faster

It should be noted that Kirinyaga County has been

cited and commended for the award of tenders

to preference groups namely Youth, Women and

Persons with Disability. The County Treasury will

continue to ensure that the 30 % threshold is

maintained.

Resource Mobilization is another

important role of the County Treasury

Kirinyaga County has been cited and commended for the awardof tenders to preference groups namely Youth, Women and

Persons with Disability


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County Ministry of Youth, Gender & Social Services

Kirinyaga County Government is committed to developing youth talents and has devoted time and

money for this. To this end a talent academy is in the pipeline where these talents can be nurtured.

Last year over 400 teams took part in a county-wide sports tournament sponsored by the County

Government. On the 30% procurement rule, the county has over 300 companies for the youth, women

and people with disabilities (PWDs) who continue to beneft through AGPO. In empowering PWD

a SACCO known as Kipawa chetu was launched and will go a long way in helping that vulnerable

category. We have continued to support the vulnerable members of our society with food during

drought and recently and in partnership with National Government we issued a 100 wheelchairs. We

have had other actives like County Cancer marathon held on campaign against Cancer in the county.

Thousands people were reached out.

Youth, Sports and Gender

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