Hire Additional Vocational Training Tutors –MCAs Urge Executive
Members of the County Assembly have urged the Executive to speedup hiring of tutors across the 17 village Polytechnics in the County which are currently grossly understaffed.
Through a report on inspection visit to various polytechnics by the Committee on Education which is headed by Murinduko Ward MCA Hon. Charles Nyamu, members further underscored the urgency of equipping all technical training institutions in the County, noting that the Centers serve as enablers of self-employment among the youth.
Kerugoya Ward MCA Raises Concern Over the Recruitment Process of Two Senior Officials at the Kirinyaga Water and Sanitation Company LTD
The MCA for Kerugoya Ward Hon. Eric Muchina on Tuesday in the afternoon session raised concerns over the recruitment process for the positions of Finance and Resource Manager and the Human Resource and Adminstration Manager at the Kirinyaga Water and Sanitation Company Ltd.
Assembly Approves the Appointmentof Ms.Carolyne Kinyua as the County Attorney as the Person with Disability Bill 2023 is Passed
Assembly Approves the Appointmentof Ms.Carolyne Kinyua as the County Attorney as the Person with Disability Bill 2023 is Passed
The County Assembly has approved the appointment of 𝐌𝐬. 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐥 𝐍𝐲𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐲𝐮𝐚 as the County Attorney. The approval comes after a rigorous vetting exercise by the committee on Public Appointments that is chaired by the Speaker Hon. Muteti Murimi.
Persons With Disability Sails Through the Second Reading.
The Kirinyaga County Persons With Disability Bill, 2023 has this morning been read a second time; marking significant progress in the legislative interventions to protect and empower persons living with disability in the county.
The bill which is spearheaded by the committee on Gender and Youth that is chaired by Hon. Benson Ngahu seeks to provide for rights and rehabilitation of Persons Living With Disabilities with a view to improving their living standards and mainstreaming activities that seek to improve their welfare.
FIF Board Members approved as MCAs Amend Standing Orders to Accommodate County Executive Committee In Plenary Sessions
Members yesterday approved nominees to the Facility Improvement Fund (FIF) Board in line with County Assemblies Approval Act (2017) and section 7 (1) (e) of the Kirinyaga County Health Facilities Improvement Fund Act, 2023.
Mr. Wilson Kamau Kirathi will now serve as the Chairperson of FIF board after meeting the requisite qualifications as stated in the above mentioned acts.
Members Give Nod to Appointment of County and Sub_county Hospital Committes
Members of the County Assembly have unequivocally given a go ahead to the appointment of committee members in the County and Sub County Hospitals in line with section 9(2) of the Kirinyaga County Health Service Act (2016). Below are persons who have been approved to serve in various Hospital Committees.
Busy Day as Members Vet Four Nominees to Various Positions in the County Public Service
The Committee on appointments which is headed by Assembly Speaker Hon. Muteti Murimi, spent the better part of the day vetting Ms. Caroline Kinyua for position of County Attorney.
Caroline, a legal practitioner par excellence, has a Master of Laws LLM degree from the University of Nairobi which was attained in the year 2017. She has also pursued a Bachelor’s degree in law from the same university besides attaining a Diploma from the Kenya School of Law and thereafter, admitted to the Bar in the year 2018.
The nominee has worked as a civil litigation assistant at the International Justice Mission and currently holds the position of County Attorney since 2019.
The Office of the County attorney is established pursuant to the Office of the County Attorney act of 2020 which prescribes a six-year term for the office holder.
Eleven Informal Settlements across the County set for upgrade as Members Approve a Ten-Year Land use Development Plan
Residents from eleven informal settlement schemes which are spread across various Wards can now breath a sigh of relief after Members yesterday approved a ten-year land use development plan. Kiburu, Kagumo, Kamuiru, Rwambiti and Githogondo informal settlement schemes, will now form part of the beneficiaries of the ten-year land use development plan.
Others are Ndindiruku, Mukinduri, Kibirigwi, Kiangoma, Kimunye and Ithareni informal settlement schemes which are spread in various parts of the County.
Mca’s Approve Supplementary Budget Paving Way For Implementation County Projects
Members of the County Assembly have unanimously approved the Supplementary Budget 1 for the year 2024/2025. The supplementary budget was necessitated by the enactment of the County Allocation of Revenue Act, 2024 that set the allocation of revenue to county governments at Kshs 387,425,000,000 as approved by parliament.
Committee On Medical Services Public Health & Sanitation Concludes Approval Hearings For Nominees Appointed To Serve As Hospital Management Committee Members
The vetting of nominees appointed to serve as members of the hospital management committees entered its second and final day today. The day long excercise saw the Medical Services, Public Health and Sanitation Committee vet thirteen nominees appointed to sit in the Kianyaga and Kimbimbi sub county hospital committees. The commitee sitting was chaired by the vice-chair of the Medical Services commitee Hon. Grace Kamau.