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Mwenje delegates visit Laikipia nature conservancy on 22/1/2012

The Mwenje community that neighbors the Laikipia Nature Conservancy sent a strong delegation to express their views on providing a sustainable solution towards ending the Human Wildlife Conflict. This is after previous attempts providing only piecemeal solutions and the management of this conflict remained a mileage.

To make this successful, the abattoirs held several consultative meetings with a special focus of collecting the residents sentiments.

It was this in mind that the a multi stakeholders delegate composed of local leaders, Provincial administration, the Warden and the Constituency office visited the LNC to chart a way forward towards a sustainable solution.

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Laikipia wildlife forum N/Western unit meeting.

The warden leads the preliminary session on sarturday The Laikipia Wildlife Forum north western unit meeting took place on Thursday 19^th,January 2012 at Sipili Catholic Hall .The meeting which drew together committee members of Kinamba, Ol Moran, Muhotetu Water Reasources Users Association(WRUA) and CFA members was hosted by the Lariak Community Forest Association. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Director Laikipia Nature Conservancy Ms Makena, N/Western Unit Director LWF, Mr. Kinyanjui, Laikipia West Constituency Manager Mr. Kariuki, the Chulo Division D.O Mr. Olang the KWS Warden Mr.Anuda and Community Liaison Officer(CLO) Ms Wahome who was the convener.

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NHIF registration/awareness

THE COLLABO between the NHIF and the Constituency Office continued when they visited Mbarakira Catholic and ACK Shamanei Churches where more than the faithful were educated on the issue on Sunday Feb 22^nd, 2011.

How does NHIF help?

NHIF currently offers in-patient cover, though plans are underway to roll outpatient cover, which includes a comprehensive medical maternity cover for both normal and caesarean delivery. Members are asked to confirm the contract type the specific Health Facility is before they are admitted.

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Government intervenes by staffing Polytechnics

Youth Training Officer Yusufu Ongeri during the interview The government through the Ministry of Youth Affairs gave Laikipia West polytechnics a reprieve by staffing the operational three polytechnics.

In the last one year, the Nyahururu polytechnic has received one permanent tutor and four on contract, Marmanet received four permanent and three on contract while Salama received one permanent tutor. In addition to this, the government will add 2-3 other tutors in Salama and Nyahururu in this first quarter of the year.

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Hon Ndiritu offically launches the computer equipping programme for secondary schools in laikipia west.

The Laikipia West CDF under the patronage of Hon. Ndiritu Muriithi has procured thirty desk top computers to equip secondary schools. The computers were distributed to five schools namely. Kangumo, Chereta, Lariak, Ol Moran, Pesi and Mutara on 18^th January 2012.This is in an attempt compliment another government economic stimulus programme which supplied five other schools with computers towards the end of last year. These were Ol Nagrua, Ndindika, Munyaka, Ol Lar enyiro and Aiyam which received ten each.

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IEBC Laikipia county boundaries submissions.

Residents of Laikipia County converged at the Nanyuki Town Hall to submit there recommendations on constituency and county wards boundaries on 17th, Jan 2012. They were led by their parliamentary representatives Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri of Laikipia East and Hon. Ndiritu Muriithi of Laikipia West and sitting councilors.

Other leaders present were former speaker Hon. Francis Ole Kaparo, former MP Hon. Muthuura , those aspiring for various seats in the forthcoming elections.

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