The Nakuru County Secretary Dr Samuel Mwaura today represented Governor Susan Kihika during the homecoming celebrations for Gilgil Member of County Assembly Hon. Rose Njoroge. The event was attended by the area MP Martha Wangari, the speaker of Nakuru County Assembly, Hon. Joel Maina Karuri, CECMs and COs from Nakuru county, clergy from various churches […]
Written by Mercy Kihugu Community youth tournaments are significant in ensuring that youth are not involved in crime and drug and substance abuse in the county. It will further help develop strong social bonds and safer places and cohesion between people who live within the community. This was highlighted during the launch of the Nakuru […]
Written by Mercy Kihugu 80% of Africa’s poor are smallholder farmers, and the vast majority of them rely on seasonal rains to grow their crops. Farmers plant and harvest at the same time, flooding the markets at low prices and leaving much of their crops to rot before it is eaten or sold. This dependence […]
Written by Nancy Naholi The Land, Housing, Physical Planning and Urban Development Department Hon CECM John Kihagi today took a site visit to inspect the progress of works on the refurbishment of Afraha stadium. The stadium is being constructed to international standards at a cost of Ksh 650 million. Speaking while touring the stadium for […]
The County Government of Nakuru in collaboration with the KCB foundation and the National Bank of Kenya today issued the 2023 scholarships to over 25 beneficiaries in a commissioning event held at Rift Valley sports club. The event was graced by Nakuru Town East Member of Parliament Hon. David Gikaria, Chief Officer for Education John […]
Written by Brenda Chelang’at Nakuru County Government is striving to ensure the construction of the Keringet Sports Academy is completed between the financial years 2024-2027. This will give the youth a chance to nurture their talents at the state-of-art sports facility. This aligns with Governor Susan Kihika’s manifesto on developing and growing sporting talent across […]
The World Wetlands Day, celebrated annually on 2 February, aims to raise global awareness on the vital role of wetlands for people and the planet. This day also marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar. Nearly 90% of the world’s wetlands […]
Written by Ruth Magak The County’s Department of Health Services has demonstrated a successful implementation of Event-based Surveillance – EBS, under the Global Health Security – GHS Project through the Ministry of Health. EBS has been implemented in Nakuru at different levels namely the Hospital Event-Based Surveillance-HEBS and the Community Event-Based Surveillance-CEBS since 2019. Nakuru […]
Written by Niva Kimutai More than 260 youth in Nakuru County have benefited from digital literacy training through the collaboration between the County Government and Generation Kenya. Currently, the training is ongoing at Shabaab Digital Centre with 80 youth benefiting from the digital freelancing program. The training seeks to equip the youth with digital skills […]
Written by Jeremy Ogolla The County Government of Nakuru, through the Department of Trade, Tourism and Cooperatives, and USAID’s Kenya Small Business Development Centers (Kenya SBDC) program have partnered to train Coffee Cooperatives leaders from Nakuru County. The training aims to empower Cooperative leaders to acquire skills and deepen their knowledge of Leadership and Governance, […]