PRESIDENT KENYATTA AIDS IN THE FORMATION OF GOVERNORS’ LEGACY(Photos & Story)

Governors Nanok, Waiguru, Wambora and Joho, of Turkana, Kirinyaga, Embu and Mombasa respectively

As you would probably agree with me, good news have a tendency to vanish in to oblivion much faster than bad news. It is therefore only prudent to briefly speak about the recent presidential awards to outstanding Kenyan leaders. As you may well know, the highest of presidential awards conferred to select individuals among the high and mighty in the country is the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya. The coveted awards are normally given in recognition of exceptional service to the nation by the recipients. Senior most in this Order is the Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya 

(C.G.H), which belongs to the president.

The Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya (E.G.H) comes next with recipients being the Deputy President, Speakers of Parliament, Cabinet Secretaries, the First Lady, the wife of the Deputy President, Head of Public Service and the Kenya Defense Forces' (KDF) Chief of Staff among others. In 2018, the recipients included a number of County Governors of which Embu County Governor Hon. Martin Wambora was one. Other governors among the eleven recipients of the award were Chairman of the Council of Governors and Turkana governor Hon. Josphat Nanok, Hon. Anne Waiguru of Kirinyaga County, Hon. Hassan Joho of Mombasa, Hon. Jackson Mandago of Uasin Gishu, Hon. Dr. Alfred Mutua of Machakos, Hon. Joyce Laboso of Bomet and Hon. Cornel Rasanga of Siaya County.

Governors Rasanga, Mutua, Laboso and Mandago, of Siaya, Machakos, Bomet and Uasin Gishu respectively

As per the National Honours Act, those who merit the decoration include persons who have exhibited exemplary qualities, or achievements of heroism, patriotism or leadership and those who have made exemplary contributions to the country in the fields of economics, science, academics, sports, journalism, business and security among others. In an article authored by President Uhuru Kenyatta himself and published in the digital Daily Nation on 12^th December 2018, the head of state expressed his honor for the recipients in these honorable words:

“In recognition of distinguished and outstanding services rendered to the nation in various capacities and responsibilities, I, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defense Forces, confer awards and honors to the following persons”, and went ahead to name them.

So what does this mean to the people whose leaders were honored? That they are indeed blessed to have such people at the helm of their societies. Since it is not every day that one gets publicly recognized by the president, these awards will go a long way in forming these leaders’ legacy. Isn’t that good news in deed?!

Well, so many others were honored with various awards, of which will be discussed in details in the sequel to this article.

Leading Organizations Recognized for their Support in Healthcare Provision

BRIDGING THE GAP IN HEALTHCARE PROVISION

Embu County Government, through its Department of Health - headed by Health Minister Dr. Jamleck Muturi - has since the month of April 2018, held five free medical camps covering the four sub counties. This noble endeavor was executed in collaboration with the undersigned stakeholders. It is with much gratitude that the organizations below are recognized:

(Here below are the websites of some of the esteemed Organizations, courtesy of 'Raslimali Embu', an Online Marketing Newsletter. Through the links provided alongside each corporation, thousands of people will learn more about the respective services offered by each and possibly get into contact. Through this platform, the online visibility of your brand is enhanced, leading to more awareness hence wider markets)
 

Imara MediPlus Hospital

Website: https://imaramed.org/

WINAS SACCO Limited

Website: http://www.winassacco.com/

Githunguri Diaries

Website:  https://www.fresha.co.ke/

Embu Children Hospital (TENRI)

Website: http://tenrihospital.org/

Wimwaro FM

To listen to the radio channel online, you can use this link: https://www.liveonlineradio.net/kenya/wimwaro-fm.htm

Kenya Medical Supplies Authority

Website: http://www.kemsa.co.ke/

 

 Caritas Kenya

https://www.caritas.org/where-caritas-work/africa/kenya/

MSF - Belgium

Website (Kenya): https://www.msf.org/kenya

Other organizations whose contribution is of equal importance are: 

Cuban Doctors

NSSF

Kenya Red Cross

St. John Ambulance

NHIF

County Medical Hospital

Consolata Hospital Kyeni

Daima Sacco

Collo Rescue Team

Medical Training College (MTC) – Embu

University of Embu

 

The combined effort saw a total of 20,160 patients get free medical care. The feat was aimed at improving healthcare coverage by reaching out to those segments of society which may have failed to access medical care hitherto.

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THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE (Photos and Story)

Medical practitioners attend to patients and health-conscious people at Embu Stadium during a free medical camp organized by Embu County Government through its Department of Health on 10 October, 2018. PHOTO: Lydia Njiru

The health sector in Embu County seems to always be surrounded by some negativity. Most of the times, every single good thing that happens either at Embu Level 5 Hospital or in the Department of Health gets hounded by a certain group of people full of negative energy. This clique of individuals seems to forget that there are two sides of a coin; they focus their attention sorely on what’s going wrong and choose to completely ignore that which is going right! Woe unto such pessimists, who mistakenly think that the role of the opposition is to derail government functions so as to make the leaders look bad in the public eye. For their benefit, it is prudent to report on the free healthcare services presently offered to the people of Embu and surrounding counties.

A while ago, extensive announcements were made by various Embu County Government communication organs concerning a Free Medical Camp program to be conducted all over the county. Subsequently, the event kicked off on Monday 8^th October 2018 all through to Wednesday 10^th. Having heard of his people’s cry about insufficiency of drugs in health facilities, Governor Martin Wambora ordered medicines worth thirty one million Kenya shillings (Sh.31, 000,000) to be distributed in all public health centers in the county. The free medical outreach program, flagged off by the Minister for Health Dr. Jamleck Muturi accompanied by other executives and officers was carried out by 180 Doctors; some from the country and specialists from Belgium and Cuba. Out of the targeted 3000 patients, 2000 were seen including over 500 children aged below five years. Below is a photo of Dr. Muturi attending to mothers and children.

All in all, a commendable job was done with support from Imara MediPlus, Consolata Hospital Kyeni, County Medical Centre and Daima Sacco who provided transport services. Another outfit that was of utmost help was Collo Rescue team, a brainchild of Kirimari Ward MCA, Hon. Morris Nyaga (Collo) that ferried 5 patients to Embu Level 5 Hospital, where medicine is free. Given that Healthcare is number 2 in governor Wambora’s Big 6 Agenda, it is important that you watch the video below, whereby Dr. Muturi speaks of good things yet to come and  many other noble exploits executed by the team in the vicinity of Embu town; including Dallas Estate and the informal settlements of Shauri, Grogon, and Murandi.

Here below is a link to the complete video of the interview as conducted and aired on Meru TV:

https://youtu.be/HqjzDBwSDPw