Nyandarua County Senator Eng. Muriuki Karue chased away by Olkalau resident.

Nyandarua Governor H.E. Daniel Waithaka Mwangi and area Members of the County Assembly address an impromptu rally outside the Governor's car park in the heart of Ol'Kalou town. The residents matched to the park and demanded to be addressed by by the Governor soon after chasing away Nyandarua Senator, Eng. Muriuki Karue who attempted to convene a meeting in the town allegedly to discuss reports by Auditor General. The angry residents dismissed Karue as a failed politician who had slept on his job in the Senate saying he had called the rally in an attempt to resuscitate himself politically. On their part, the MCAs accused Karue of treating them with disrespect by failing to address any meeting in the County Assembly since he was elected Senator in March, 2013.

Passenga High School Making Nyandarua County Proud

Here is my High school! Thanks God
PASSENGA TEAM IS RECEIVED WITH SONG AND DANCE AFTER EMERGING TOPS IN FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
Nyandarua County reverberated into song and dance after one of its secondary schools won football title to represent Kenya in the East-African tournament scheduled to take place in Kigali, Rwanda next week.
Passenga Secondary School in Ol’Kalou sub-county (Aberdare region) beat Metropolitan’s region’s Laiser Hill 1-0 in hard fought boys’ final in Machakos County last Saturday.
John Avire’s sixth minute strike settled the pulsating final as Passenga made history by becoming the first school from Aberdare region to win boys’ national football title since the games started 45 years ago.
Passenga who had eliminated Lake Region’s Kisumu Day 4-3 on post-match penalties in the semi-finals, avenged their 2-1 loss to Laiser Hill in the preliminaries.
“It is an amazing feeling to win the title we have worked hard despite not hitting the tope gear. We gave it our all, rode our luck at times but in the end we are champions and now we can celebrate our hard work,” said Avire.
Sports fans in the County led by County Executive Committee Member for Tourism, Sports and Wildlife Hon. Peter Gathimba drove in a convoy of vehicles to receive the Passenga team at Nyandarua-Kiambu border near Soko Mpya.
On receiving the team, the huge convoy drove through Magumu, Njabini, Miharati and Ol’Kalou towns before landing in Nyahururu town where they caused a stir through the town streets on Sunday while singing, dancing, and blowing horns.
The group later drove back to Nyandarua county headquarters in Ol’Kalou where they were received by Nyandarua Governor, H.E. Daniel Waithaka Mwangi.
The Governor who gave cash reward to the team, promised that his administration will look for ways of assisting the team financially ahead of the tournament in Kigali, Rwanda on August 11.
(GPS)

Nyandarua Governor Suspend Corrupt County Government Officials

GOVERNOR TAKES DRASTIC MEASURES TO TACKLE CORRUPTION.


Nyandarua governor, H.E. Daniel Waithaka Mwangi has suspended with immediate effect a Cabinet Minister and a Chief Officer following the audit reports released by the Auditor General in regard to use of public funds during the period 2013/14 .
Addressing a press conference at his office today August 1, 2015, the Governor announced he had suspended Roads and Public Works Minister Hon. Eng. Charles Mugo Chiuri and Finance Chief Officer Mr. Michael Kamau Kuria.
The Governor also directed the County Secretary Mr. Frank Muchina to write letters of suspension to the following officers:
• County Roads Engineer Mr. Zablon Karenge
• All officers who were working as sub-county Roads Works officers during the period 2013/14. They include;
• Mutahi Wahiu, Patrick Gachugi, Samuel Mugi, Joseph Kiai and Davis Gitau.
The Governor also directed the CS to immediately suspend the following officers:
• Records Office Mr. David Kigoro
• Officer who was in charge of fueling road trucks Mr. Christopher Muiruri
• Principal Youth Training officer, Ms Mary Njugi,
• Sports Officer, Mr. Earnest Macharia
• Officer in charge of IFMIS Ms Joyce Mrefu.
The Governor directed the CS to investigate the officers named on their role on the problems of expenditure in their various dockets. He said the report should be handed to him within four weeks.
The Governor assured members of the public and development partners that no efforts will be spared to safeguard public funds and that any officer found culpable in corruption will be dismissed and the monies lost be recovered.
“I want to remind all persons holding public office in my administration that they have to deliver services to the public and I will not tolerate those sleeping their jobs,” he said.
The Governor was accompanied by the Chief of Staff Mr. Daniel Gitau Mburu, political advisor Mr. Njihia Wangungu, Legal Advisor Mr. Julius Kamau Muthanwa, and the Director of Press Mr. Eliud Miring’uh.
(GPS)

BREAKING NEWS

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF NYANDARUA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

Telephone: 0202660859 P O BOX 701-20303
Telefax.020 266 0859 OL KALOU
Email:governor@nyandarua.go.ke KENYA

PRESS RELEASE
RE: MANAGEMENT
Following a report by the Auditor General in regard to the use of public funds in Nyandarua County during the 2013 – 2014 Financial Year, my office wishes to safeguard the public finances by taking the following steps:
I have with immediate effect suspended:

1. CEC Member in charge of Roads, Public Works and Transport – Eng. Charles MugoChiuri

2. Chief Officer – Finance & Economic Planning – Mr. Michael KamauKuria

And
I hereby order the County Secretary to suspend with immediate effect the following officers:

i) County Roads Engineer – Mr. ZablonKarenge

ii) All officers who were working as Sub-County Roads Works officers during the period under review namely; MutahiWahiu, Patrick Gachugi, Samuel Mugi, Joseph Kai and Davis Gitau.

iii) Records office David Kigoro and the officer who was in-charge of fuel Christopher Muiruri.

iv) Principal Youth Training Officer – Ms. Mary Njugi

v) Sports officer – Mr. Ernest Macharia

vi) Officer in Charge of IFMIS – Ms Joyce Mrefu

3. Establish a committee to investigate on the above officers on their role on the problems of expenditure in their various dockets. I expect to get the investigations report in four weeks.
I take this opportunity to assure the people of Nyandarua County and our development partners that no efforts will be spared to rid of the county elements of corruption if any is established after the investigations.
Any public officer found to have embezzled public funds will be sacked immediately and legal action taken to recover all monies that they may have misappropriated.
I also want to remind all persons holding public office in my administration that they have to deliver services to members of the public. My office will not tolerate anybody found to be sleeping on the job.
Thank you.

H.E. DANIEL WAITHAKA MWANGI
GOVERNOR
1st August, 2015

Nyandarua County Youth Enterprise Development and Innovations Fund Bill

The proposed Nyandarua County Youth Enterprise Development and Innovations Fund Bill, 2015 aims at stimulating the economy of Nyandarua County by creating a Fund that will help youth develop innovations, start new businesses and grow existing ones. It aims to create an environment where youths can generate wealth, create the much needed job opportunities and improving the living standards of thousands in Nyandarua County.

What is the purpose of the Fund?

v Providing access to capital and financing facilities to micro and small enterprises owned by the youth resident in the County.

v Attracting and facilitating investment in micro and small enterprises oriented commercial infrastructure.

v Supporting youth oriented micro and small enterprises to develop linkages with large enterprises.

v Facilitating marketing of products and services of micro and small enterprises owned by youth resident in the County in both domestic and international markets.

v Facilitating employment of youth resident in the County and  in the international lab our market.

v Promote the development of technological innovations within the country

v Establish awards in recognition of exemplary performance by youths in the field of technological innovations and business

Create events such as festivals and exhibitions to promote youth owned business and innovations throughout the County

22 Billion Golf Course and an Airstrip for Nyandarua county

Nyandarua is to get its first private golf resort that is expected to employ up to 1,500 residents.

Officially giving the Mt Kipipiri Golf Resort the green light on Tuesday, Governor Daniel Waithaka said his government would work with the Chinese investors to ensure it is completed in time.

Governor Waithaka praised the investors for choosing the location, which is at the foot of the Aberdare Mountains, and falls under the tourist circuit connecting Nairobi and the northern circuit of Isiolo, Marsabit and Laikipia.

The Sh22 billion resort is being built on a 1,400-acre farm previously owned by former spy chief James Kanyotu.

Construction equipment is already on the site and the resort is expected to be completed in five years.

It will comprise an airstrip, 600 villas and an 18-hole golf course under the management of Chief Executive Young Moon Choi, Managing Director Harish Ramji Patel and Director Robert Njoroge.

Mr Njoroge said an existing airstrip would be modernised and part of the farm not taken up by buildings will be used to grow crops like strawberries that are not available from farmers in the area.

Nyandarua MCAs Sh30m recreation centre

According to the assembly’s strategic plan, the recreation facility would help improve the social interaction and health of its members and enable the House have a vibrant membership. However residents termed the move improper saying the money would be better spent on basic needs such as water, food and electricity which a number of Nyandarua’s residents go without.
The protests over the recreation facility ensued just as the dust settled over the Sh5 million the Nyandarua MCAs awarded themselves each as car and house loans.

The citizen’s group ‘Nyandarua Tuko Macho Forum’ has since threatened to move to court to oppose the move.
The chairman of the forum Macharia Mukua said that the actions of the MCAs went contrary to the expectations of the residents who were struggling to make ends meet.
“We will do everything possible to stop the assembly from misusing these funds which would be otherwise useful to the residents. This money is enough to put up murram roads for two wards and we will move to court to block the assembly from going on with the project,” he told the press in Nyahururu town.
The chairman expressed regret at the County Assemblies way of conducting business and demanded greater public participation.
“The law is very clear that there should have been public participation before any penny is spent and we wonder who they consulted before approving the spending of this kind of money,” he posed.
Fellow protester Faith Gitau condemned the move vowed to mobilize the public to take part in protests.
“I will personally lead the public protests as we cannot allow the money to be used to benefit just a few people. This is contrary to what we expected,” she said.

Amos Kimunya in Court

Former Cabinet minister Amos Kimunya and a company to which he is accused of fraudulently transferring a 25-acre piece of land Wednesday suffered a blow when the High Court ruled that the criminal trial against him should proceed.

Justice Weldon Korir declined for the second time to stop Mr Kimunya’s prosecution.

Mr Kimunya first moved to court a year ago after filing two suits seeking to stop the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) from proceeding with the criminal trial against him.

Even though Mr Kimunya had argued that the offences which he is alleged to have committed are believed to have been done in 2005, he feared that charges against him in 2014 were malicious and discriminatory since there was a pending civil case in Nakuru on the land in question with Midlands Limited.