Residents of Wajir County could soon access specialized healthcare services closer to home following the launch of construction of the Baitulmaal Level 4 Not-for-Profit Hospital, a project expected to reduce the need for patients to travel long distances in search of treatment. The hospital, whose construction officially began this week, is a joint initiative between…
A new report by Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o has revealed widespread delays in payment of contractors and suppliers by county governments, with billions of shillings in pending bills accumulating across the country. The report shows that county governments continue to delay settlement of verified invoices for goods and services already delivered, leaving contractors under…
Several county governments, including Wajir, Siaya and Nairobi, continued processing billions of shillings in salaries through manual payroll systems despite a government directive requiring a transition to the Human Resource Information System (HRIS), a new report has revealed. According to a report by Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o, county governments processed at least Sh5.19 billion…
The Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Alex Kamau Wachira, yesterday visited Garissa County to inspect a new transformer that has been delivered to the region to help address the persistent power outages that have affected the county. Speaking at Raya area in Garissa town, Mr. Wachira said that Garissa and its surrounding areas…
Former Fafi Member of Parliament Abdikarim Osman has urged residents of Fafi and the North Eastern region to support President William Ruto for a second term, citing various development projects and reforms implemented by the Kenya Kwanza government. Osman praised projects including the Wajir Airport, the Garissa–Tana Bridge, the reopening of the Garissa passport office,…
The Senate County Public Accounts Committee has recommended investigations and legal action against Wajir County officials for failing to remit statutory staff deductions worth over Ksh 732 million. The session, chaired by Homa Bay Senator Moses Kajwang, established that the county has failed for several years to remit pension contributions and other statutory deductions to…
Residents of Wajir are set to benefit from improved infrastructure after the government secured approximately KSh4.5 billion in funding for the construction and upgrading of urban roads. The project, funded by the OPEC Fund for International Development and implemented by the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), aims to upgrade 31 roads covering a total of…
