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24/04/2022

Google has opened its first-ever Africa product development centre in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.

18/01/2022

12/01/2021

18/03/2017

Attached are roles of the County Assembly and its individual members. The County Governments Act separates the powers of the executive from those of the legislature in line with constitutional principles. The MCA is disallowed from undertaking roles of the executive. The MCA does not hold any budget vote. The MCA should not be expected to directly or indirectly execute development projects. The MCA can only provide oversight and hold the Governor and the executive accountable for timely and cost effective ex*****on of projects. The role of the Ward and Village administrator is what most of our people mistake for the role of the MCA. This confusion undermines accountability and good governance in a county.

16/01/2017

RE: NORMALIZE THE UNEVEN VOTER REGISTRATION PERCENTAGES ACROSS KENYA

According to IEBC baseline data for Mass Voter Registration (MVR) in February 2016, Machakos county had a potential voting population of 707,852 people. Among them 453,539 (64%) had been registered by October 2015. The remaining 254,313 people with IDs had not registered. This means by October 2015, one in every three residents of Machakos with national IDs had not registered as a voter.

Likewise Makueni county had a potential voting population of 516,332 people in February 2016. Among them 302,657 (59%) had been registered by October 2015. The remaining 213,675 people with IDs had not registered. This means by October 2015, two among every five residents of Makueni with national IDs had not registered as voters.

Kitui county had a potential voting population of 589,878 people in February 2016. Among them 329,967 (56%) had been registered by October 2015. The remaining 259,911 people with IDs had not registered. This means by October 2015, almost a half of Kitui residents with national IDs had not registered as voters.

Kiambu County with 1,186,497 potential voters had 868,707 (73%) registered voters by October 2015. Likewise Nyeri County had 608,070 potential voters with 456,454 (75%) registered. This trend of high voter registration levels is sustained everywhere across the Mount Kenya regions. If these regions are able to achieve 75% registration we to can achieve the same or even better by May 10th 2017.

If high registration rates achieved in Mount Kenya regions are due to favourable supply of BVR equipment and IEBC staff, that should not discourage us. We can achieve the same in our region differently. This is by exhibiting high demand for voter registration services in the next few weeks at the IEBC voter registration centres. This way we shall make sure that clerks and BVR equipment sent to our regions by IEBC shall not lay idle.

The estimated over 700,000 among us with national IDs living in these three counties who have not registered should swarm the registration centres in the next few weeks. This should be so much so that the mass voter registration campaign period may have to be extended to meet our demand for the services. Ithyoonthe Twose Kula, Tukilye Mbai Yitu.

Bernard Kiala,
Deputy Governor - Machakos County

15/12/2016

We can subdue corruption in our counties. Ask me HOW!

10/12/2016

DEVOLUTION is the best thing that happened to Kenya with the enactment of the 2010 constitution. From the onset, corruption has found its way into our counties. With corruption, the full benefits of DEVOLUTION will hardly be felt by our Wananchi. However corruption in the counties can be subdued. Just Ask Me How!

10/12/2016

HAPPY JAMHURI DAY!
As we celebrate the birth of our republic, let us together make DEVOLUTION work for our future generations. With devolution we have great hopes for our posterity -