A Penultimate on Development Politics

  WHY YOU SHOULD INVEST IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY. Uasin Gishu has a number of facts that make it very ideal for investment. The County is more ideal and attractive to meeting the needs and wants of most entrepreneurs, investors and well as stakeholders and it has been even in the periods of colonization when it had been a white crown land. The County under the first term of devolution has gone down in history for not filibustering County bills. The assembly passed the highest number of bills. This has led to more entrepreneurs to invest there which will lead to the much needed achievements to all. Success in the investments which create a huge revenue base to the County and country at large. The County has a good security which is a factor one has to consider when doing an investment. This is enabled by the numerous police posts and units which are located in the County. The Moi barracks in the County is a proof that there is no cause of alarm in case of an attack. The County also has...

  UG COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE, YOUTH AFFAIRS, SPORTS AND SOCIAL SERVICES. The County has formulated policy frameworks which anchor well with departmental operations and hence efficient service delivery. These legislative policies include the County Revolving Fund Act, Early Childhood Development Education Policy, Youth Training Policy and Persons With Disability Bill. EDUCATION. In line with provision of education that is globally competitive envisaged in the Social pillar of Vision 2030, the County has endeavoured to ensure provision of high quality education. These measures coincide with national level policies. Some of these include integration of early childhood education which is part of mechanisms used to achieve education under the social pillar. The County has constructed over 600 ECDE classrooms across all the six sub-counties and this is part of implementing the ECDE policy. In conjunction with the same, over 1300 ECDE teachers have been employed which is i...

  UASIN GISHU MAKES THE CLARION CALL FOR REGULAR MEDICAL CHECKUP THIS FISCAL YEAR. The County has in this financial year made health the top priority, which is also a national development framework envisaged in the Big 4 Agenda. The allocation of County expenditure to the health sector is about Ksh 2.2 billion which is the largest and this is a wholesome step to achieving what can be termed as second decade of the new millennium achievements. Health having been given the largest share was due to an irresistible number of challenges in the County. Firstly and most importantly, Uasin Gishu is strategically located where citizens from all walks of life access health there and some come all the way from Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and South Sudan. The County is like a set of invigoration even within Kenyan and especially in the Western, Nyanza and Northern Rift Kenya.  The ever increasing health demand from the population as the major attribute has made the County come with such a gre...

  LET'S SCALE UP HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY, SAYS THE HEALTH COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER (CECM). The Uasin Gishu County health principal took the nip by the bud during the third quarter review meeting on how some of the health administrators in the respective sub-counties were discharging their duties and roles. The health CECM was so critical on issuance on services and at the same time on patient and or client-response. Speaking at the health department meeting on the Indicators performance and general service delivery held at the County headquarters, she questioned the way some health officers were proactive in terms of the environment where good hygiene practices was highlighted, including clean water and solid-liquid waste management and disposal. The major area of focus was the Antenatal health care which was provided for by the County government. She wanted re-assurement from the health officers managing the antenatal equipment installed in the different health centres fr...

  UASIN GISHU COUNTY YOUTH AFFAIRS ARE AT HEART. The demographics from Annual Development Plans in Uasin Gishu is that the youth form about 78% the composition of the total population in the County which is estimated to be 1.4 million. The youth form the largest composition of the population in Kenya at large and it is due to this that there is a whole article enshrined in the constitution that concerns their affairs. Article 55 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 stipulates that Kenya shall ensure the youth: access relevant education and training, have opportunities to associate and to be represented in all spheres of life, access employment and are protected from harmful culture and exploitation. Article 21 provides room for implementation of rights and fundamental freedoms of a number of groups which among them includes the youth. Uasin Gishu has over the period since her operations as a delocalized type of local government worked on ensuring that youth affairs at all levels are p...

  UASIN GISHU COUNTY GOVERNOR PRESS ADDRESS DURING THE COUNTY ACTION PLAN TO COUNTER VIOLENT EXTREMISM. During the function that was held at the County headquarters. H.E, E.G.H Kiplagat Arap Mandago began on a high note singling the need for the County Security Management team from the County Commissioner, Assistant County Commissioners to the police on ground to tighten their efforts on violent extremism. The Governor said that violent extremism and terrorism at large was a global problem and was not specific to anyone or subscribed to any societal race, community, religion or creed. He highlighted the youth as the single most section of the society who risked joining violent extreme groups. He said that there were a number of major reasons why youth joined radical groups. He said that ideologies were a major strategy used for radicalization of this section of the society. He also said that erosion of African cultural values was also another factor. He also said that businesses we...

  UASIN GISHU COUNTY FOCUS ON PROVISION OF CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION. The County has since its actual functionality in 2013 had tremendous achievements towards meeting the principles provided for in the service charter especially the vision which is endeavored towards a prosperous and attractive County in Kenya and beyond. The County is fully aware that the charter can only be fully implemented if the strategies on infrastructure and industrialization are met. The County has in this essence put emphasis on the sixth sustainable development goal. Water as a resource goes on a long way to provide sustainable living due to its universal solubility in its industrial and chemical use as well as other life uses. Uasin Gishu has integrated management of water through the policies like making water an expenditure priority in this fiscal year. The County is in process to build 15 dams across all the six sub-counties which will bring about equitable access to safe and affordable water ...

  THE CHAMPIONS ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE TODAY MORE THAN EVER. Uasin Gishu County has had each and every other reason to make accessibility as mobile as possible and this is a concept that has been in existence since the colonial times. The County was amongst the most favourable white settlement areas due to the fertile soils and the good climate that supports growth of cash crops as well as rearing of exotic breeds.  In the post-colonial era and even most importantly in the times of devolution, Eldoret town the epicenter in the County grew and keeps growing predominantly due to agriculture. This has been so instrumental though there has been a strong advocacy for diversification while the same has been adopted by the current administration. Today, the town is among the fastest growing in Kenya with a number of factors including geopolitical location and accessibility as a priority being among them.  The County at the time of colonization had the Kenya-Uganda railway pass th...

  Insecurity in Kenya has become such a huge threat considering the numerous attacks that have occurred in the recent past. Operation Linda Nchi began in October 2011 following the abduction of tourists in the country along the Kenyan coast. Recently, an abduction of three foreigners, two Cuban doctors and an Italian lady is an indication that insecurity is far away from being overcame it the country. Ever since the Kenyan Defense Forces launching the war against the Al Shabaab, attacks rose also in the other hand. The most recent attack was in the country's capital Nairobi at the Dusit D2 Hotel. There was also an attack that occurred in Westgate Mall in 2013 where many people lost their lives. All these are a proof that the security institutions have to tighten the measures they have adopted to fight the vice. New research has shown that Kenya as a state, currently 9th in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita in Africa will be generating the highest Gross National Prod...

  Uasin Gishu County just like in the rest of the Kenyan counties was faced with short rains early this year due to the contingent climate change. The County is well known for her bumper growth and harvest of maize and wheat. Maize the staple food of Kenya specifically does well in the county though in the recent past this has drastically been affecting local farmers. Last year the government broke the heart of farmers by buying only a few bags of their harvest and as if that was not enough, they purchased their produce an at oppressive price. The justification from the government was that there cereals stores were full. Ironically, the government through the ministry of agriculture announced to import duty-free maize to stabilize market demand due to the shortage. However, the county is focused on making all these a requiem since there are already striking measures that have been undertaken to protect farmers. President Uhuru Kenyatta had appointed the Uasin Gishu and Trans Nzoia ...

The County Fiscal Strategy Paper draft of 2019/2020 has seen the county prioritizing on high health levels and or standards, a national government plan under agenda four through provision of universal healthcare.  The budget  expenditure framework of the County has seen the health department being given the largest allocation. The sector is expected to spend a total expenditure of about Ksh 2.23 billion which is approximately 28% of the total fiscal funds.  The County is a health power hub with a number of major health centers. She is home to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), Reale hospital, Mediheal, Eldoret Hospital among others. Since inception of devolution which led to health being a devolved function, the County has seen construction of health centres to cater for the health needs of the residents and those of the neighbouring counties.  The fact that Usain Gishu is an highland it  means that the cool and wet climate experienced brings with it adv...

 With the inception of devolved governance in Kenya under the provisions of the promulgated 2010 constitution, bureaucracy was surely going to be on the increase to cater for the duties and responsibilities provided for in the constitution. Uasin Gishu being among them, elections led to a new dawn of a system of governance of its kind and the government formed an organization.  A conception model of providing best leadership as well as discharging rules and responsibilities was needed. In this case, bureaucratic theory was the best consideration as it is in most organizations which are effective. The specific elements that are attributed to this theory have led to the County under the leadership of H.E, E.G.H Jackson Mandago to progress forward with due programmes being fully implemented.  Bureaucratic theory brings with it the principle of impersonality. This has led to those occupying the positions to make best use of the offices they occupy to ensure full implementatio...

The department of devolution, administration and public service management is a system within the County government of Uasin Gishu since it has a set of sections that are specialized though they work independently and at the same time with interconnected. An analysis of this system gives a set of tenets since the department does coordination and at the same time there is workflow within the same sections.  The department has focused to be both an open and a closed system depending on the task force in place. It becomes clearly a closed system when it fully imposes its mandate to formulate a development and management strategy of the Human Resource where it coordinates with the County Public Service Board (CPSB). On the other hand, it may work as an open system when it endeavors to implement new policies that simplify their work as far as delivering services to all is concerned.  As an organization, the department has the full features of a system which include input, processin...

Uasin Gishu experiences an amount enough of rainfall averaging above 1000 mm which makes her ideal for agricultural production. Maize is the staple food crop in Kenya and so its such an important economic activity. Large scale production of maize has seen her and Trans-Nzoia County be branded as the source of food in the country. However, Kenya is occasionally faced with epidemic hunger and in other cases endemic hunger. In her history, its only recently that the County was faced with transitory food insecurity due to the severe climatic change experienced almost globally in the first quarter of 2019 due to global warming. The County through the department of agriculture has put emphasis to ensure there is food security. These efforts have sometimes been halted by some actions taken by the national government in relation with other states. The national government has had bilateral and multilateral trade relations with other states which have had undesirable impacts to the local...