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Governors Malombe, Wavinya, Mutula Jnr The South Eastern Kenya Economic Bloc (SEKEB) through the leadership of the three governors has resolved to stand united and robustly engage the National Government in order to improve the livelihoods of the residents of the region. Speaking in Wote town, the administrative town of Makueni County; Governors Julius Malombe (Kitui), Mutula Kilonzo Junior (Makueni) and Wavinya Ndeti (Machakos) said that their dream and purpose is to see the region reap maximum benefits from both the National and County Governments. The leaders pointed out that the Constitution of Kenya 2010 envisages a situation where the two levels of government work together and complement each other. In their presentation, the three Governors asked the National Government to expedite completion of the Thwake Multipurpose Dam, whose realization is behind schedule in order to arrest the biting water insecurity in the Lower Eastern region. The completion of the project will herald a

rich MoU Kitui County Government under Governor Julius Malombe has found favour with the National Government and other development partners due to the transparent manner it is executing its programmes. This level of trust has seen development partners troop to the County with goodies which are meant to benefit the local residents.  The latest entrant is the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife which on Friday inked a partnership with the County Government to set up a campus for Utalii College and a Rhino sanctuary in the county.  Addressing the media soon after signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry and the County Government, Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua said that the efforts are geared towards revamping the regional tourism and generating revenue for Kitui County while upping the stakes for the country as an attractive tourism destination. The rhino sanctuary to be managed by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) will be set up at South Kitui Nati

Our Reporter  Following the accident that happened at Katangi yesterday claiming the lives of 10 people, Governor Julius Malombe has today dispatched a team of high level officers to visit the injured victims at Machakos level V hospital.  The visiting team in Machakos include CECM for health Ruth Koki who was accompanied by Chief Officer for Medical Services Dr Benson Musyoka and his counterpart Aggrey Kamba. They joined the Machakos county health team led by the CECM for health Dr Daniel Yumbya. The gesture by the Kitui County Government to commiserate with the victims of the grisly road accident has been lauded by County residents. It shows that the county administration cares for its people even when they have been admitted in facilities outside the County. Addressing the press in Machakos, Waziri Koki and Daniel Yumbya said the victims of the accident were responding well to treatment, although some who were critical have been referred to other facilities in Nairobi City County. M

Stop it right there - Kinengo warns Kiio   Our Reporter   Kitui Assembly speaker Kevin Kinengo has sent a warning to senator Kiio Wambua, cautioning him against unnecessarily attacking the County Government led by Governor Julius Malombe. Addressing MCAs in Mutomo Tuesday, Kinengo said it is pretentious for the senator to purport to take the role oversighting the County Government, a role he said is a preserve of the MCAs. " The senator is my friend and I respect him alot but we have to draw the line between friendship and work. He cannot purport to take the work of the MCAs which is to oversight. I'm urging you not reject that" the Speaker told the MCAs. The County Assembly leader noted it is regrettable for senator Kiio to open unnecessary war with Governor Malombe's administration yet the Governor is working round the clock to ensure that County residents get the much needed development projects.   "It is sad to see the senator moving around attacking the Cou

Sombe MCA Malinga Our Reporter   Keep off Governor Malombe, MCAs and Kitui residents are behind him - Sombe/Mwitika MCA cautions senator Kiio  While speaking on Friday in his Sombe Ward during a Wetland restoration event attended by thousands of people, MCA Malinga Munyao advised senator Kiio to find something better to do with his energy and time, saying that Kitui county is now in the right hands under Dr Malombe. Malinga reminded the senator that the Kitui population, almost to a man are in support of Governor Malombe's work and will not listen to stray noise that is meant to derail his remarkable work. "Let Senator Kiio be warned to keep his jokes away from Governor Malombe. The Governor is working very well, correcting all the mess and destruction left behind by Kaluki Ngilu under the watch of the senator" Malinga said in his fiery speech.  Kitui residents have advised Governor Malombe to ignore the stray noise and focus on his people's assignment which includes

Waziri Mwendandu (Centre) with team Our Reporter Kitui  County Minister for Energy, Environment, Climate Change, Forestry, Natural and Mineral Resources, Mr. Richard Mwendandu, Wednesday hosted a team from Strengthening Forestry Sector Development and Community Resilience to Climate Change through Sustainable Forest Management and Landscape Restoration (SFS-CORECC) project.  The five-year project, which is being implemented in eight counties, including Kitui, aims to promote sustainable forest management, landscape restoration, and climate change mitigation and adaptation in Kenya. A key focus of the project is to promote commercial forestry in pilot counties and to strengthen technical support for Melia volkensii, also known as the Mukau tree, which is native to the region. Additionally, the project aims to study value addition and marketing of Melia volkensii products, with the goal of enhancing the economic potential of this valuable resource. The team explored the development of a