The changing face of marginalised Kenya
The changing face of marginalised Kenya
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I wish it can get a few skyscrapers too....And this is only 4 years into devolution? ??
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street lighting programme in Turkana
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street lighting programme in Turkana
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New Isiolo-Moyale road
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New Isiolo-Moyale road
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The middle picture is epic...😱.
New Isiolo-Moyale road
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Such recreational facilities will be developed in every ward to ensure sporting talent development among the youth and children of Mombasa county.
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POWER GENERATION IN 'MARGINALISED' AREAS.
GARRISA COUNTY
TURKANA COUNTY
Lake Turkana wind power project in Kenya stays on track
Oct 12, 2016
378
As Mega wind farm in Kenya which is the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project- rises from the arid landscape of northwest Kenya’s Marsabit County,one thing is certain-the wind project will not only transform the country’s energy prospects but Africa’s energy landscape.
Seen as a viable project, technology giantGoogle announced that it was buying 12.5 per cent stake of Africa’s largest wind farm that is the Lake Turkana Wind Power construction project in Kenya.
A spot check on the Lake Turkana Wind Power project shows that Developers are nearing the halfway mark in the raising of 365 wind turbines that will deliver emissions-free electricity to support the country growing economy.
One of the stakeholders- Vestas Wind Systems installed the 154th turbine at the Lake Turkana Wind Power project, just kilometers from the massive saline lake, popularly known as the Jade Sea for its translucent blue-green water.
The raising of the 850-kilowatt V52 generator, which Vestas calls “the turbine that goes anywhere,” marked another milestone for the project’s developers and hundreds of workers toiling in the harsh conditions of western Marsabit County.
The planned 310-megawatt facility, occupying 40,000 acres near the village of Sarima on the lake’s southeast shore, is Kenya’s largest private investment to date, at nearly $700 million. Completion of the Lake Turkana Wind Power project is set for 2017.
The mega wind farm in Kenya is expected to power roughly 1.5 million homes and will account for roughly 15 percent of the country’s daily electricity load officials involved in the project have said. The project puts Kenya as bold and visionary leader as far as clean energy is concerned.
Kenya prides itself in one wind farm operates in the Ngong Hills outside Nairobi. The wind project was commissioned as a pilot for Kenya Electricity Generating Co. Ltd. (KenGen) in 1993 with two turbines donated from Belgium. It was recommissioned in 2009 and expanded last year from 5.1 MW to 25.5 MW of capacity.
GARRISA COUNTY
TURKANA COUNTY
Lake Turkana wind power project in Kenya stays on track
Oct 12, 2016
378
As Mega wind farm in Kenya which is the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project- rises from the arid landscape of northwest Kenya’s Marsabit County,one thing is certain-the wind project will not only transform the country’s energy prospects but Africa’s energy landscape.
Seen as a viable project, technology giantGoogle announced that it was buying 12.5 per cent stake of Africa’s largest wind farm that is the Lake Turkana Wind Power construction project in Kenya.
A spot check on the Lake Turkana Wind Power project shows that Developers are nearing the halfway mark in the raising of 365 wind turbines that will deliver emissions-free electricity to support the country growing economy.
One of the stakeholders- Vestas Wind Systems installed the 154th turbine at the Lake Turkana Wind Power project, just kilometers from the massive saline lake, popularly known as the Jade Sea for its translucent blue-green water.
The raising of the 850-kilowatt V52 generator, which Vestas calls “the turbine that goes anywhere,” marked another milestone for the project’s developers and hundreds of workers toiling in the harsh conditions of western Marsabit County.
The planned 310-megawatt facility, occupying 40,000 acres near the village of Sarima on the lake’s southeast shore, is Kenya’s largest private investment to date, at nearly $700 million. Completion of the Lake Turkana Wind Power project is set for 2017.
The mega wind farm in Kenya is expected to power roughly 1.5 million homes and will account for roughly 15 percent of the country’s daily electricity load officials involved in the project have said. The project puts Kenya as bold and visionary leader as far as clean energy is concerned.
Kenya prides itself in one wind farm operates in the Ngong Hills outside Nairobi. The wind project was commissioned as a pilot for Kenya Electricity Generating Co. Ltd. (KenGen) in 1993 with two turbines donated from Belgium. It was recommissioned in 2009 and expanded last year from 5.1 MW to 25.5 MW of capacity.
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Launching phase 3 of the Wei Wei irrigation project in Sigor, West Pokot County. The project will go a long way in addressing the perennial famine and cattle rustling incidents, to ensure residents living along the Kerio Valley live in peace.
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LAUNCH OF THE AMAZING TRANSFORMATION TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF HEALTH CENTERS IN MACHAKOS COUNTY.
I am pleased today to accompany Lillian in launching the new look Health Centers across Machakos County.
About six months ago, my Government undertook to refurbish and bring to international standards the health care facilities that treat majority of our citizens. Lillian volunteered to oversee the project to ensure quality is achieved with very few resources.
Today, as a result, 15 out of the 30 health centers in Machakos county are the best health centers in the whole of Kenya, providing the right environment, processes and treatment of our patients. Work in the other 15 starts next month.
The state of the health centers that my Government inherited when we became a county were despicable. Most had no toilets for patients and staff, no waiting bays, confused card systems, dirty consulting rooms and horrible wards with sagging beds and even blood-soaked bedding. The environment was such that one would most likely contract a new disease from the health facility when one went in for treatment.
In addition to the environment, Lillian also found that the treatment system was in a shambles. A patient would come to one place, go round and round in no particular sequence, wasting valuable hours. Some even had the initial triage checkup done outside in the corridors with no privacy. Today, each treatment process, from arrival, triage to pharmacy are in an organized sequence. The time spent at the Health Centres by a patient has been reduced from an average of three hours to one hour.
I thank Lillian for her commitment, especially of maternal health care, cancer screening and treatment and assurance of quality health services. She has done an exemplary job. She makes me very proud.
I also wish to thank my staff in the ministry of health who have tirelessly worked with Lillian to achieve these amazing changes. Thanks also to some of the Maendeleo Chap Chap minded Members of Machakos County Assembly who have supported these improvements.
My Government has put in place systems to ensure the quality is maintained and that services are improved every day. A task force to improve health services has started its work and will be presenting me with an interim report in four weeks' time.
Each of the Health Centres has an ongoing expansion that is going on to add an X-Ray room, mini-theatre, more consulting rooms, laboratory and expanded wards. These will transform them to community hospitals in a few months' time.
These quality services, are part of the Maendeleo Chap Chap paradigm that shows that it is possible for us, with commitment, integrity and speed to be able to match what others have done elsewhere in the world so that our people get the best services.
To me and my Government, health is a critical service. That is why our over 80 ambulances, one in every location. Respond within 5-8 minutes when called so as to save lives - another Maendeleo Chap Chap program.
We still need various equipment that we are sourcing slowly due to our limited resources. I welcome friends, from individuals, NGOs to even Chama groups and Development Partners to join us so as to set the new standard for public health services in Kenya and indeed in the whole of the African Continent and to prove indeed that it is possible. We know and believe, INAWEZEKANA na ITAWEZEKANA.
Dr. Alfred N. Mutua, EBS
GOVERNOR OF MACHAKOS,
MASINGA
November 3, 2016.
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Machakos appears to have a deficiency in skilled painters and artists..
I am pleased today to accompany Lillian in launching the new look Health Centers across Machakos County.
About six months ago, my Government undertook to refurbish and bring to international standards the health care facilities that treat majority of our citizens. Lillian volunteered to oversee the project to ensure quality is achieved with very few resources.
Today, as a result, 15 out of the 30 health centers in Machakos county are the best health centers in the whole of Kenya, providing the right environment, processes and treatment of our patients. Work in the other 15 starts next month.
The state of the health centers that my Government inherited when we became a county were despicable. Most had no toilets for patients and staff, no waiting bays, confused card systems, dirty consulting rooms and horrible wards with sagging beds and even blood-soaked bedding. The environment was such that one would most likely contract a new disease from the health facility when one went in for treatment.
In addition to the environment, Lillian also found that the treatment system was in a shambles. A patient would come to one place, go round and round in no particular sequence, wasting valuable hours. Some even had the initial triage checkup done outside in the corridors with no privacy. Today, each treatment process, from arrival, triage to pharmacy are in an organized sequence. The time spent at the Health Centres by a patient has been reduced from an average of three hours to one hour.
I thank Lillian for her commitment, especially of maternal health care, cancer screening and treatment and assurance of quality health services. She has done an exemplary job. She makes me very proud.
I also wish to thank my staff in the ministry of health who have tirelessly worked with Lillian to achieve these amazing changes. Thanks also to some of the Maendeleo Chap Chap minded Members of Machakos County Assembly who have supported these improvements.
My Government has put in place systems to ensure the quality is maintained and that services are improved every day. A task force to improve health services has started its work and will be presenting me with an interim report in four weeks' time.
Each of the Health Centres has an ongoing expansion that is going on to add an X-Ray room, mini-theatre, more consulting rooms, laboratory and expanded wards. These will transform them to community hospitals in a few months' time.
These quality services, are part of the Maendeleo Chap Chap paradigm that shows that it is possible for us, with commitment, integrity and speed to be able to match what others have done elsewhere in the world so that our people get the best services.
To me and my Government, health is a critical service. That is why our over 80 ambulances, one in every location. Respond within 5-8 minutes when called so as to save lives - another Maendeleo Chap Chap program.
We still need various equipment that we are sourcing slowly due to our limited resources. I welcome friends, from individuals, NGOs to even Chama groups and Development Partners to join us so as to set the new standard for public health services in Kenya and indeed in the whole of the African Continent and to prove indeed that it is possible. We know and believe, INAWEZEKANA na ITAWEZEKANA.
Dr. Alfred N. Mutua, EBS
GOVERNOR OF MACHAKOS,
MASINGA
November 3, 2016.
Source
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Provision of World class Healthcare Services in Machakos County is very dear to me, as a result, 15 out of the 30 health centers in Machakos county are the best health centers in the whole of Kenya. They are now providing the right environment while treating our patients efficiently. Upgrading of the other 15 centers is currently ongoing.
Below, find before and after photos of the Ndithini Health Centre.
Maendeleo Chap Chap!
Below, find before and after photos of the Ndithini Health Centre.
Maendeleo Chap Chap!