Government operations at the Makueni County Commissioner’s office in Wote town were paralyzed on Tuesday when the premises were closed for fumigation after a staffer tested positive for coronavirus. Members of the public seeking government services were turned away after they found the offices closed. The County Health Executive Committee Member (ECM), Dr. Andrew Mulwa […]
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A Catholic sister who had traveled from Spain to Makueni and defied the mandatory 14 day- self quarantine has been forced to do so. Speaking during a press briefing in Wote Town on Monday, the County Governor, Prof. Kivutha Kibwana said the nun who recently jetted from Spain, a hotspot for the coronavirus refused to […]
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Only 16.4 percent of women within the reproductive age in the country turn up for cervical cancer screening, the Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS), Dr. Rashid Aman has said. Dr. Aman noted the numbers were disturbingly low and attributed the poor turnout to lack of awareness. Speaking at Kathonzweni during the launch of the National […]
Continue ReadingThe Makueni County Government on Monday rolled out a biometric registration of residents under the Universal Health Care (UHC) programme. The Health Executive, Dr. Andrew Mulwa said the exercise targets to register 240,000 households. Already 34,000 households who had registered manually will be required to register afresh biometrically. Dr. Mulwa said the exercise ends on […]
Continue ReadingThe World Bank (WB) has lauded Makueni County Government’s commitment to the public participation approach in implementation of government projects. Speaking during the Monitoring and Evaluation exercise of World Bank (WB) funded projects in the county Wednesday, the Vice President, Sheila Redzepi appreciated the level of civic education and public participation in government programmes. Ms. […]
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