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hat do you have for the people of Kitui County if elected governor?
I have come up with five areas to address. I will be looking at empowering the youth who are the backbone of this country. Many of them dont have jobs as we speak and Empowerment of youth and this will be done through provision of quality education; Improved access to training facilities and opportunities; Access to affordable credit for businesses; Creation of job opportunities in cottage industries around the county; Initiating SMEs for youth; Identify and open markets for youth enterprises in county government and nationally. Women Empowerment Secondly, I will be rooting for empowerment of women through capacity building and training; Access to affordable credit for business; Initiating SMEs for women; Identify and open markets for women enterprises in county government; provide reproductive healthcare services to all women
Construct at least 1 secondary school in each division to ease congestion; Initiate a 1 child 1 laptop program within the county; Work with national government to employ at least 100 teachers each year in the county; Equip all the Youth polytechnics with modern learning equipment and ICT facilities; Construct at least one centre of technology excellence within the county. On health matters, I will ensure that at least 50 doctors each year in the health facilities; Upgrade Kitui and Mwingi Hospitals to county referral centres with modern equipment; Enhance preventive healthcare programs by employing more Public health staff;. I will also improve social amenities in partnership with private sector to develop at least a modern stadium within the county; Initiate and promote youth centres across the county to tap into youth talents; Set aside a budget to support youth sports and entertainment enterprise. On Infrastructure, I will work with the National government modernize the road network within the county; Initiate a road maintenance program working with youth; Ensure that all county administrative services are ICT compliant and accessible; Initiate a renewable energy program in public schools and hospitals.
ing the following; Kyanika; Kwa-tundu; Kavea; Kaliku; Ikuyuni; Malalani; Kanduti; Nzunguni; Kivutini; Kivumbuni; Kanzauwu; Muthungue; Thua; Kanguu; Kyaango; Kyamatu; Mwitika; Kavaani; Kiema; Kisayani; Kateke Healthcare: Developed and improved 50 health centres and dispensaries in the following areas: Kakungu; Ikuyuni; Nzangathi; Kanzauwu; Kwa- Amutei; Kiongwe; Kamaembe; Kyaango; Muthungue; Nzanzu; Matundu; Kikuu; Makongo; Tambui; Kyukuni; Manyoeni; Itiko; Itangani; Yoonye; AIC Zombe Maternity ward; Ngelani Dispen-
sary; Mwitika; Endau; Yanzuu; Voo; Chuluni; Ngungi; Masasini; Kakungu; Ikuyuni; Nzangathi; Kanzauwu; Kwa- Amutei; Kiongwe; Kamaembe; Kyaango; Muthungue; Nzanzu; Matundu; Kikuu; Makongo; Tambui; Kyukuni; Manyoeni; Itiko; Itangani; Yoonye; Ngungi; Masasini. Roads and Bridges: All locations in the constituency have good road network connections. He has developed the following infrastructure-Kiongwe Drift; Kasonoo Drift; Nzeeu Drift; Kwa-munyali Drift;Katumbu Mbangulo; Mwangenikiema_kilonzo Email honkiemakilonzo@yahoo.com
Kandongi; Thua constructing a permanent bridge; Ithangathi; Kyamatu-Voo; Kasyonoo bridge; Nzeu bridge; Kavuti bridge; Kisiio; Kyangaa; Nzokani Social Amenities: Developed social amenities in Chuluni Social Hall/District Commissioners Office; CDF offices and Zombe stadium Electrification: Through his leadership the following loca-
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Right Mutito MP. Kiema Kilonzo with South Sudan President, Salva Kiir
with the local community can be used for infrastructural developments such as roads, schools and health facilities. Cheaper energy sources using local coal would reduce costs of industrial production and domestic use, thus having a multiplier effect not only in the County but throughout the country. As if God was answering the cries of his desperate people, huge iron ore deposits are known to occur adjacent to the coal zone. What remains is to verify the quantities and quality of these iron ore deposits to facilitate their commercial extraction. Iron is a common industrial mineral with wide applications ranging from steel production to various industrial and domestic tools. Currently, Kenya is estimated to spend over KShs. 60 billion to import iron ore. All this foreign exchange would be saved and commutated to other developmental uses. Moreover, huge deposits of limestone occur just to the south in the Mutomo area almost adjacent to the coal zone. The limestone deposits have been estimated to support the development of about five (5) large-sized cementmanufacturing plants for over twenty (20) years. Limestone has wide industrial application and its use touches on everyday life. Besides the production of portland cement, limestone is used in the production of chalk, paper, glass and medicines, floorings and farm conditioners (fertilizer). Kenya is now in the middle of a boom in the construction industry. Currently, the level of cement plant production has exposed a low capacity in the manufacturing plants that cannot meet the construction industry demands. The proper exploitation of the enormous limestone deposits can therefore greatly reduce the cost of cement, and thus of construction. It can also earn the country lots of foreign exchange through exports to neighbouring countries such as South Sudan and Tanzania. Locally, the County residents would be the primary beneficiaries of lower cement costs by obtaining the commodity at factory prices. As cement is a bulky material that involves high transportation costs, the local community would thus benefit from lowered transportation costs owing to shorter travel distances from local factories in the County. Kitui is endowed with huge amounts of very high quality sand in all its many rivers and streams. Sand is an important commodity in the construction industry. Much of the sand that has build cities such as Nairobi, Thika and Machakos has been mined from Machakos and Kitui. The extraction of sand by lorry owners has been largely unregulated leading to the land owners being grossly disadvantaged. The lorry owners obtain sand at throwaway prices and sell the same at high prices in the towns. Moreover, they use the local youth as sand loaders with very low wages for the back-breaking job. There is therefore a case to regulate sand harvesting especially the pricing system so that it benefits land owners and the riparian communities. Sand stores a lot of water in the river beds which is easily available during the dry periods. The local community obtains water from shallow wells made in the river sand beds. This natural system keeps the local people supplied with fairly clean water throughout the dry periods. However, the unregulated harvesting of sand has left many river beds devoid of any sand. Thus women and children are forced to walk long distances to fetch water where there is still sand. The County has also huge deposits of granites and phonolite (clinkstone) that are used in the construction and building industries. These minerals are crushed with heavy machinery to generate ballast of various sizes which have many uses in the building and construction industries. Clay deposits are also found throughout the County. Clay is as an important commodity for making bricks and ceramics. Clay is also mixed with graphite to make the lead used to make pencil.
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case in which Mutito MP Kiema Kilonzo had been accused of misappropriating CDF was yesterday thrown out. High Court judge David Majanja said the matter should first be arbitrated before the CDF board before it is taken to court. He said the constituent who filed the case should follow the laid down dispute-resolution procedure. I am satisfied that the petitioner has not invoked the dispute settlement procedure provided for in the Act and I take the drastic but necessary step of striking out this petition to enable the petitioner pursue his complaint in
accordance with the prescribed procedure under the section 52 of the Constituencies Development Fund (Amendment) Act, 2003, the judge said. The case was filed by Bernard Samuel Kasinga. Justice Majanjas ruling arose out of an application by the MP to have the matter referred to CDF board as required by CDF Act. This argument was opposed by Kasinga who preferred the matter to be arbitrated by the high court. And yesterday the judge agreed with the MP saying case is largely a complaint against the manner in which the Committee runs its affairs and in view of the statutory scheme, it is most
appropriate that the mechanisms established by the legislature be allowed to work as contemplated. In his suit papers Kasinga accuses the MP and four members of Mutito CDF committee of breaching their constitutional and statutory duties by directing and approving the use of Sh36.9 million CDF money intended for development projects and misusing it. Kasinga also sued the Attorney General Prof Githu Muigai, the CDF board and Mutito CDF committee. He said the AG through the Finance minister, Planning minister and Auditor General has failed to audit the CDF accounts. Kasinga
said, the CDF committee is duty bound to ensure that every payment or instruction for payment out of funds account are strictly on the basis of a minuted resolution by its members. The court was informed there is real danger the MP and the members of the CDF committee will approve the use of Sh50 million released to the constituency in August unless the judge intervenes. Kasinga believes Kilonzo and the committee members should be held liable for any loss from their approval of the public funds.
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KIEMA KILONZO
For Governor - Kitui County
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