Fear has gripped Kitui County after 41 people tested Covid-19 positive on Saturday bringing the county’s tally to 60 since the first case was diagnosed in the country in March. The Kitui County Chief Officer Health and Sanitation, Dr. Richard Muthoka disclosed that the affected were both national and county government staff. “The recorded number […]
Continue Reading
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has indefinitely shut down Kitui’s main slaughterhouse due to sanitation and pollution concerns. The abattoir, which serves hundreds of butcheries within Kitui Town and neighbouring urban centres, was closed following an impromptu inspection by a team of NEMA officers. Leading the inspection on Monday, the NEMA Deputy Director for […]
Continue Reading
The ongoing construction of Sh.18.4 billion Kibwezi-Kitui road will spur socio-economic development along the trunk international highway that has been a sleeping giant. The 192 kilometres Highway has opened up Kitui South constituency that did not have an inch of tarmac 55 years since independence following the launching of the project by President Uhuru Kenyatta […]
Continue Reading
The government will inject Sh.87 million for Kazi Mtaani in Kitui to cushion 2, 743 most vulnerable citizens living in informal settlements from shocks occasioned by loss of livelihoods due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Under the National Hygiene Programme (NHP), dubbed Kazi Mtaani, the identified informal settlements include Mosquito, Majengo, Kalundu and Mjini in Kitui […]
Continue Reading
The Kitui County Commissioner (CC), John Ondego has challenged civil servants to embrace multi-agency teamwork as opposed to silo mentality, for effective and efficient service delivery. Speaking on Tuesday in Kitui after presiding over the County Service Delivery meeting, Ondego said multi-sectoral teamwork has borne tangible fruits during the door to door campaign to realize […]
Continue Reading