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Speaker Kevin Kinengo It must have been around mid 2016. The General Elections were to be held in about a year's time. Having consulted with the top Wiper party leadership and gotten the green light, I quickly started assembling an "army" of young volunteers, mostly drawn from our public universities, UoN, KU, TUK,JKUAT and others. The criteria of those we recruited included: ~ One had to be from lower Eastern; ~ One had to be a student leader or with a passion for leadership; ~ One had to be willing to serve as a volunteer. Amongst those from KU, and from Kitui County was Hon. Kiluma, the newly elected MCA for Mutonguni Ward; From the UoN's Faculty of Law, we had Kelvin Katisya Kinengo , who at the time was the President of the Masters Students; Other young turks whom we brought on board and the did a great job for the Party and the people of Ukambani included, Pat. Safari from Mutomo. Curiously at the time, the Wiper Party Leader, H.E. Kalonzo Musyoka had also ...

  New Speaker Kinengo Katisya   H.E Dr. Julius Malombe congratulates Hon. Kelvin Kinengo Katisya on his election as the Kitui County Assembly Speaker On my own behalf and on behalf of the County Executive, I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate Hon. Kelvin Kinengo Katisya on his election as the Speaker of Kitui County Assembly. The mandate bestowed on Hon. Katisya by Honourable MCAs reflects a new dawn for the Kitui County Assembly, signaling a progressive and responsive working relationship with the County Executive.  In the same breath, i urge for unity of purpose and cordial and respectable working relationship between the two arms of the County Government towards reclaiming and transforming our county. I also wish to emphasize my commitment to work closely with County Assembly for the benefit of the people of Kitui County.  Dr. Julius M. Malombe Governor; Kitui County

Dr. Temi Mutia Our reporter   The reknown scholar and value chain expert Dr. Temi Mutia had deferred his ambitions to contest for the post of Kitui County Assembly Speaker. Speaking exclusively to this Desk, Dr. Temi said that he had arrived at the decision after wide consultations with his friends, family and even religious leaders.  " It is true I have withdrawn from the race for now. It was not an easy decision to make but I consulted widely among my true friends, my family and other quarters, " Dr. Temi said when this desk asked him to shed light on the rumours that he was no longer running.  He however said that he is ready to apply his skills, knowledge and expertise in any other capacity whether in the county or at the National Government or elsewhere.  "I am open to serve in any other capacity where my skills, knowledge and expertise might be required," he added. Dr. Temi stood tall at the former mbee nzei regime where his brilliant ideas in value chain add...

  Mwingi professionals with VC Muluvi (centre) Our Reporter South Eastern Kenya University (SEKU) will establish a campus in Mwingi starting November this year.  This commitment was made by the university Vice Chancellor Professor Geoffrey Muluvi on Friday when he met Mwingi Professionals at the university grounds at Kwa Vonza. The professionals had paid a visit to the Vice Chancellor to find out what plans the university has with a piece of land they donated to the university some years ago. Prof Muluvi assured the professionals that plans are still underway to ensure the campus at Kanzoka area in the outskirts of Mwingi town is developed.  "The vice chancellor assured us that the plan to put up a campus in Mwingi is still valid. He told us by November they will put up a chain link on the piece of land we donated to the university," revealed Campbell Munyambu, the coordinator of Mwingi Professionals Forum.  Mr. Munyambu further revealed that the professionals bough...

  Man of his word Our Reporter ~ Governor Julius Malombe has indeed come into office with a new midas touch. As you read this, all the County Government workers have been paid their August salaries, much to the excitement of many who have hailed the move as godsend.  ~ In the past, the county staff under the collapsed Mbee Nzei government used to receive their pay three weeks after the end of every month. ~ Sometimes they would skip months without pay as the former governor and her cartels wallowed in sleaze and impunity. ~ But when governor Malombe took the oath of office at Kitui showgrounds before an expectant crowd, he promised that all the county staff would be paid on time. Below was his promise :  'County Employees: - Ensuring that outstanding salaries and arrears of County Government employees are fully paid and to ensure that staff salaries are paid not later than 30th of every month as was the case during my initial 2013 - 2017 tenure.'  ~ And this has come...