COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF KIRINYAGA

GOVERNOR JOSEPH K. NDATHI NEW YEAR MESSAGE 2015

The key priority for my government in the New Year is provision of better

healthcare services in a timely and efficient manner.

I have set aside 40 per cent of the budget or an equivalent of Kshs 1.2

billion for matters health. Currently we have 28 projects located in all

wards valued at Kshs 256 million. We have hired 472 new staff with 260 of

them being technical. These include nurses, clinical officers and laboratory

technicians. A special focus is on Kerugoya Hospital which is our main

County health facility. I have set aside Kshs 30 million for lab and

maternity equipment and Kshs 15 million for modern Digital X-Ray

machine for the hospital. I have also invited the Ethics and Anti-Corruption

Commission (EACC) to help us eliminate cases of theft of drugs in our

facilities. I urge all residents to cooperate in this and report any cases of

theft promptly.

Agriculture remains a top priority of my government because it is the

backbone of the county’s economy and plays critical role in providing for

the livelihoods of the citizens. My other focus is on revenue collection. In

the New Year, we will install an Automated Revenue Collection which will

greatly improve revenue collection. This system will make use of modern

technological advances in payments like Mpesa, Airtel money and other

easy to use and convenient money transfer methods. Special focus will also

be on the cleanliness of our towns by buying more trucks to collect garbage.

All the other sectors will also receive undivided attention so that our county

develops in a wholesome manner.