JAPAN Set to Support the Formation of Wambora Legacy

Africa Children Education Fund (ACEF) Managing Director, Mr. Yasuo Shiojiri (right), Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Krym Shikao and Mr. Kiptoo Bitok when they met Embu County Secretary in his office on 3 June, 2019 

When Push Comes to Shove!

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egacy is everything, or so they say among those who are visionary enough to comprehend the true value of man; that the closest measure of a human being’s worth is the extent to which he or she would go BEYOND DUTY, to make the life of another person better. In this light, the ‘Land of Opportunities’ can look forward to having not only a new rescue ambulance in addition to the fire engine already received from Japan, but also a garbage collection and recycle engine in the next few months. These valuable assets have and will be availed through the efforts of Governor Wambora via the Tenri fraternity as lobbied with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Africa Children Education Fund (ACEF), all for the benefit of Embu residents.

ACEF is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) affiliated to Kenya Tenri Society, with Mr. Yasuo Shiojiri as the Managing Director. Mr. Shiojiri had accompanied the Japanese donor city’s Foreign Affairs Minister; Mr. Krym Shikao to meet Embu County Secretary, Mr Johnson N. Nyaga, who is expected to see to the success of the delegates’ trip to Japan. Other counties whose officials are to join the delegation include Kiambu and Murang’a. The above mentioned development was discussed at length in a high level meeting held between top government officials and the Japanese delegates when the latter team paid a courtesy call to the County Secretary in his office on 3 June 2019.

Embu County secretary, Mr Johnson N. Nyaga keenly listens
as he chairs the meeting

Government officials present in the meeting included the Chief Officer, Public Service Ms. Jayne Mugambi and the Head of Transport, Mr. Robert Kariuki. Also present were the Chief Officer, Administration & Devolution and the Municipal Manager, Embu County. Present too was the link person between the Kenya Tenri Society and the county government, Mr. Kiptoo Bitok, who is also in charge of Fire Marshals, with both ACEF and Kenya Tenri Society.

“It is only us that the Governor has nominated to go for the 10 day trip to Japan, for the purpose of training and negotiations for both the garbage collection vehicle and the rescue ambulance”, said Ms Mugambi. 

She added that Mr Bitok had brought with him a program indicating a change in departure for the trip from 18 June to 6 July, 2019, as well as the schedule of activities to be undertaken by the team while over there.

 

Embu County senior officers scheduled to go on the trip to Japan in a meeting with the Japanese officials and the County Secretary in the latter's office on 3 June, 2019. PHOTO/ James Metumi.