Governance

Leaders in Meru County have called on the national government to harmonise issuance of bursary funds in a bid to end duplication and ghost applicants.The leaders now want all the bursaries to be consolidated and managed by the Ministry of Education.Speaking during the launch of the National Government Affirmative Action Funds in Meru town, North Imenti MP...

By Prof. Gitile Naituli Meru county stands at crossroads. Having been forgiven a second time by the senate, governor Kawira Mwangaza is clearly emboldened in her battle with MCAs and members of parliament. She's now calling for dissolution of the county under Article 192 of the constitution. Sadly, this approach signals that reconciliation is...

Deputy Senate speaker Kathuri Murungi is opposed to the Mechanical Transport Fund (MTF) building roads in Meru, saying the projects would lead to capital flight from county coffers. Kathuri said it did not make sense for money to be allocated to the devolved unit only to have the same sent back to the national...

Buuri MP Mugambi Rindikiri has blamed male parents for the poor academic performance of their children and challenged them to take responsibility.He said fathers are to blame for the current plight facing the boy child because majority of them abdicated their duties and left the responsibility to mothers. Speaking at Kirua market during a...

Meru County government has faulted the controller of budget (CoB) for publishing an erroneous nine month budget implementation report for the 2022/2023 financial year. According to Meru finance chief officer Charles Mwenda, the report by the CoB indicated that Meru had exaggerated the county expenditure by more than Sh400 million. Mwenda...