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Page 1 of 2 Let’s talk development Oct. 30 to Nov. 7

Kirandich phase
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nor Jacob Chepkwony said the County government is

very keen to see the full implementation of the proj-
ect which he termed as a major milestone towards the
quest to provide clean and safe water to the residents
of the County.
“As the project is being rolled out, I urge them to give
opportunity to local skilled and unskilled personnel in
A section of the treatment plant in Kirandich water supply and treatment works. order for them to benefit from the project”.
The dam is the source of water to Kabarnet town and its environs. The agency will also work on establishing a sewerage
facility that is expected to serve kabarnet town and
Water shortage in Baringo will soon be reduced net-Kapchemuso and Kapkokwon is expected to
its environs.
when phase two of Kirandich water supply and ease water shortage and provide safe water for
both domestic and commercial use.
treatment works is fully implemented.The project
which is expeted to commence in December will Speaking when a group of engineers from Cospin Assembly concludes
vetting of CEC
take 18 months to completion and is projected to srl-contractor,the implementing agency paid him
cover Kabarnet-Kituro,Kabarnet-kabasis,Kabar- a courtesy call, Baringo County Deputy Gover-

Pictorial
nominees
Baringo County Assembly
has concluded the vetting
of the CEC’s named by
Governor Stanley Kiptis
to head various dockets
in the County.
After the vetting, the as-
sembly’s committee on
appointments chaired by
Speaker David Kiplagat
will retreat to write a re-
The classrooms of Kaptigit port on suitability or oth-
primary school whose roof erwise of the nominees
was blown away by wind. and present it to the as-
1. Deputy Governor Jacob Chepkwony pres- The county Government has sembly for deliberations.
ents iron sheets to the board member of kaptigit donated 210 iron sheets to The governor is set to for-
primary school in Barwessa ward, Baringo North give a school a new image merly appoint them once
sub county. A total of 210 iron sheets which are by constructing four class- they are cleared by the
set to complete four classrooms were donated to rooms. assembly.
the school by the disaster response management The CEC’s who include,
department which is under the deputy governor’s Thomas Nongonop(Ed-
office. ucation ,Sports, Culture
and Social Services).Dr.
Maureen Jemutai Rotich(
Devolution Public Ser-
vice,Administration,and
ICT).Clement Lomaringo-
ria(Industry Commerce,
Enterprise and coopera-
tive development)Elijah
Koros( lands Housing
and urban Development)
Mary Panga(Health Ser-
vices)Dr. David Chesire(-
Finance and Economic
Planning)Dr. Richard Ro-
tich(Agriculture Livestock
and Fisheries)Dr. Joel Ko-
ima(Water and irrigation)
Philemon Rono(Transport
Public Works and Infra-
structure)and Scola Kime-
li(Environment, Natural
Resources, Tourism and
Wildlife)
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11 groups to represent Baringo in In-
ter-County cultural and music festivals
in Laikipia
Eleven groups will represent Baringo
County during this year’s Regional
Cultural and Music festivals to be
held in Nanyuki, Laikipia County from
November 13-16th 2017 up from
eight groups that participated last
year in Kapsabet in Nandi County.
The groups emerged victorious on
Thursday and Friday last week during
County Cultural and music festivals
that went down in KSG, Kabarnet
which attracted 35 groups drawn
across the County.
The regional competitions will bring
together various groups from 14
counties from the former Rift valley
to jostle for the slots that will repre-
sent the region in Kakamega during
national festivals early December.
Last year, Baringo County depart-
ment of Youth, Sports, Culture, Gen-
der and social services managed to
take five groups to the national com-
petitions held in Tom Mboya Labour
college in Kisumu and three groups; Loropil traditional dancers perform during this year’s county cultural and music fetivals
Jua Kali cultural dancers, Loropil competition at Kenya school of Government, baringo. The team is among the eleven
traditional dancers and Culture Pro- groups who are set to represent the county in the intercounty competitions in Laikipia
moters emerged victorious in their County.
categories.
According to Baringo County Deputy should be exploited to generate income for them for sustained livelihoods. tices particularly cattle rustling, FGM
Governor H.E Jacob Chepkwony who the artists. Baringo County Governor Stanley and early marriages due to their neg-
opened the event at KSG, the fes- He challenged the department to liaise with Kiptis urged the three communities; ative impacts on communities.
tivals should not only be taken as a County Assembly members to formulate pol- Tugen, Pokot and Ilchamus to em- “It is through culture that we can
source of entertainment and channel icy and enact necessary legislations that will brace their diverse cultures and re- build cohesion and bring peace
for peaceful co-existence among the facilitate tapping of these talents as well as spect each other’s traditional norms among communities in this country”
diverse cultures but also the talents allocating sufficient budget to help empower and shun retrogressive cultural prac- Kiptis added.

Patients get relieve as 5 months nurses strike

comes to an end
After five months of shadow
boxing and blame game, the “I call upon Governor Josphat Nanok
and Health Cabinet Secre-
Ministry of Health, Council the gov- tary Cleopa Mailu who were
of Governors and the Nurses
Union finally agreed to end ernment to present during the signing
of Memorandum of Under-
the protracted industrial ac- continue standing (MOU) at Delta
tion that had paralyzed the
health sector in the country. engaging House Nairobi, said the gov-
ernment had fulfilled some
The nurses union Secretary the union of the demands by nurses
General Seth Panyako apol-
ogized to Kenyans for the
in future to and are in the process of
developing a Collective Bar-
suffering they underwent avert any gaining Agreement (CBA0.
during the period the strike industrial At Kabarnet referral hospi-
was on but noted that they
were fighting for a good action in tal, it was a beehive of activ-
ities as nurses resumed duty
course.
A nurse at Kabarnet Refferal Hospital administers vaccine to a future after long absence.
“I call upon the government
child.Patients have started going to public hospitals after nurses They were attending to pa-
to continue engaging the
strike was called off. tients who flocked the facil-
union in future to avert any
opposed to private hospitals “said Pa- working conditions as well as are paid uniform ity to seek medical services
industrial action in future
nyako. and nursing service allowance as the only thing after they learned of the
that can endanger the lives
During the strike, nurses have been that will take them back to the wards. announcement to end the
of Kenyans who rely majorly
agitating for ima provement of their Council of governors’ chairman and Turkana strike.
on public health system as