Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii has affirmed his administration’s readiness to make the county a business hub through establishment of aggregation centres and industrial parks. Speaking Monday when he hosted Principal Secretary for the State Department of Industry, Dr Juma Mukhwana, on the Governor’s Round Table with the Business Community, Bii noted that the county...
The Governor’s Cup Volleyball Tournament is a classic two-bird-one-stone program that seeks to commercialize talent while at the same time keeping youth away from alcohol and substance abuse. According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, 7.6 million of the total youth population of 16.8 million are unemployed. During his inauguration speech, Governor Bii pledged...
As part of efforts to fulfill Governor Jonathan Bii’s Nguzo Kumi development blue print, Agriculture CECM Edward Sawe on Thursday presided over the launch of distribution of Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture (KCSAP), Micro-project inputs in Kapkures Ward, Soy Sub County where over 90 farmers’ groups benefited from the inputs that included Fertilizers as well as...
Governor H.E Jonathan Bii on Thursday disclosed that deliberations are ongoing for the planned establishment of the County’s aggregation and Industrial Park urging cooperatives societies to take an active role in aggregating all raw materials required for value addition processes. While joining President H.E William Samoei Ruto, Trade Cabinet Secretary Hon. Moses Kuria, Council of...
The County Government of Uasin Gishu has proved to be investor friendly by establishing mechanisms that not only attract but meet all investor requirements. This is evident by Thursday talks held at the county headquarters between the County Government officials from the Departments of Trade, Lands and Roads and the team from the Export Processing...
We are very keen on providing quality health care services to our people by fulfilling our promises as outlined in Governor Bii’s Nguzo kumi manifesto which ensures there is availability of drugs and diagnostics through the improvement of our laboratories. These were the sentiments of Deputy Governor H.E John Barorot during a working tour to...
The County Government of Uasin Gishu on Wednesday collected the public views on the 2023 County Fiscal Strategy Paper(CFSP) where the residents presented their opinions for prioritization in the budget-making process. Speaking during the exercise at Kapsoya, Economic Planning Chief Officer CPA. Millicent Okonjo said that Governor Bii’s administration has prioritized water, health care, agricultural...
The County Government of Uasin is calling on beneficiaries of sponsorships from the County Education Revolving Fund to honour their repayments so as to keep the loaning program active and functional. The County Government through the County Education Revolving Fund is running a program that pays fees for youth across Uasin Gishu, to access and...
Farmers in Uasin Gishu that ventured into coffee farming have already started reaping from the fruits of heeding to the diversification calls. While farmers have been planting maize since time immemorial, most of them have faced many challenges among them poor prices and high cost of production. But with the onset of devolution, the County...
The County through the Department of Trade, Industrialization, Tourism, Cooperative and Enterprise Development is keen on building investor confidence to make them see the importance of investing their monies and resources in the City of champions. The Directorate of Trade led by Acting Chief Officer Kipleting Mengich on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to Baraka...
