The Youth Enterprise Development Fund will upscale its empowerment and education programs in Nakuru County to address the increasing number of youths setting up businesses. Speaking during a courtesy call to the Ag County Secretary Nakuru County Dr Samuel Mwaura, the fund’s Chief Executive Officer Mr Josiah Moriasi said that in the last year, the […]
Written by Elmad Ogara The County Government of Nakuru is seeking to invest in alternative eco-friendly building and construction materials that utilise solid waste and turn it into valuable resources. Plastic waste for instance has been a menace since time immemorial and yet it is a vital resource with the capacity to be recycled into […]
Written by Elmad Ogara The County Government of Nakuru has engaged the Nakuru Tree Nursery Association in a bid to boost tree coverage and enhance carbon sinks within Nakuru County. In the greening program, the tree nursery owners will be able to adopt a street or roundabout in which they grow and maintain trees or […]
Written by Shiku Kihugu Nakuru County is known as an industrial hub with many of the industries deriving their growth from agriculture and human capital. Industrialized agriculture is a critical pillar in enhancing Kenya’s food security through a linkage between the agriculture and manufacturing sectors. This was the highlight by the Kenya Association of Manufacturers […]
Written by Mercy Kihugu Agriculture is the greatest income earner for people living upcountry. The County Government of Nakuru is committed to improving Agricultural Mechanisation Services (AMS) to ensure farmers in the County have access to subsidized mechanization services. Provision of the subsidized mechanisation services not only provides reduced cost of production but also helps […]
Written by Sammy Ngatia Random acts of kindness go a long way in reinventing humanity and restoring dignity to affected people. The County Government of Nakuru has this afternoon extended support to victims of the fire tragedy that ravaged homes at Hilton in London Ward early this week. During the fire incident, two lives were […]
Written by Mercy Kihugu Nakuru County Government is developing a Lake Naivasha Fisheries management plan aimed at providing a strategic framework for developing a sustainable and optimal utilization of Lake Naivasha Fisheries, hence improving long-term livelihood, food and nutritional security for the population. The plan will seek to increase resources for lake Naivasha fisheries management, […]
Written by Elmad Ogara The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) in collaboration with Egerton University is seeking to conduct research on sanitation governance and its implications for planetary health in Nakuru County. According to the research team, the proposed study will focus on understanding how sanitation governance impacts environmental and public health by […]
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) will erect a concrete barrier along a four-kilometre stretch of the Nakuru – Eldoret road in the Ngata area, Nakuru County to curb accidents. The move by KeNHA to separate the traffic lanes at the blackspot on the highway is in response to a letter by Nakuru County Governor […]
Nakuru County Government will drill a borehole at the Nakuru Prisons to eliminate the constant problem of water at the correction institution. Governor Susan Kihika has acknowledged that Nakuru Prisons was among many institutions in the country which lacked water and offered to drill a borehole to provide prisoners with a constant supply of water. […]