KEY ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MY 2017-2022 MANIFESTO
THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MY PERFORMANCE TO THE PEOPLE OF VIHIGA COUNTY
Our local teams across sporting disciplines continue to benefit from the Sports Fund we set up and has seen four (4) teams play at the National League, over 10 players now play professionally in countries abroad and we joy in the glory of Vihiga Queens who are CECAFA champions.
The SMEs we have supported under the Trade and Enterprise Fund are now vibrant businesses that support more than 32000 people across our county.
The Governor Scholarship Program benefitting over 450 students is the greatest gift to children from poor backgrounds in Vihiga County. This has given them an opportunity to pursue their dreams & succeed in life.
The floodlights and streetlights we - have put up have increased security and trading hours across our markets and and consequently improving our County economy.
Many of our local roads are now motorable and have opened our county to business as we are now more accessible.
Increased TVETs have seen a rise in intermediary technicians across professional disciplines and reduced the teenage pregnancy rates in our county. Further has led to self-creation of employment by our youth.
Better ECDE facilities have dignified the work of our ECDE teachers and increased the intake and performance of pupils This has laid a better foundation that that promote education in our County in the long-term.
We employed 829 ECDE teachers whose input has uplifted their standards of living.
Our investments in the revitalization of the cooperative movement in Vihiga County has seen the birth of 70 new cooperative societies, that now boast of increased savings and has created value to their members.
Our projects and interventions in Agriculture have improved farm yields and increased food production in our county especially in maize, poultry, dairy, fish, bananas and indigenous vegetables. This has led to improved Food Security in the County and reduced insecurity.
The CHVs and CHEWS have championed community health and reduced the rate of infection of communicable diseases and we were feted for these commendable efforts during the COVID 19 pandemic for low transmission rates in Vihiga.
Our investment in Community Health under OttichiloCare has led to a reduction in prenatal mortality rate from 38.1 per 1000 births in 2017 to 23.2 per 1000 births in April 2022. It has also reduced neonatal mortality rate from 33.1 per 1000 births in 2017 to 5.2 per 1000 births in April 2022.
Our Projects in Health: building new facilities, buying new equipment, enrolling more health workers have improved our service delivery and we now serve over 80,000 patients across our county monthly compared to 47,390 when I tookover in 2017.
My good governance (on debt management) structures have reduced the pending bills from 2.8 billion in 2017 to under 400million in 2022 . We shall now have more funds to implement more development projects.
Policies and Legislation 43 bills assented into Acts, 12 Regulations and 23 Policies approved Initiated Performance Contracting Initiated Corruption Risk Assessment with EACC Operationalized CHRAC, Established CBEF and County Audit Committee
Reduced Pending Bills from Kshs 2.8B - to under Kshs 400M Implemented new organization Structure of Government Installed 32 & 64 Slice CT-Scans Established Sub-County Hospital Laboratories Initiated Ottichilocare Program benefiting over 9,000 mothers Acquired 6 new modern ambulances 100% Health Access Coverage - Operationalized 24 new health facilities Established Cardiac, ICU, Oncology, Dental, Renal, Blood Transfusion Units Recruited over 400 Healthcare Staff, 1,460 CHVs, 140 CHUs Improved Health Infrastructure by Upgrading all Sub-County Hospitals Roads; 1253 KM Opened, Graded, Graveled & Maintained Constructed 46 River Structures (Bridges, Box Culverts, Footbridges, River Crossings) Installed 22 High Mast Flood Lights Established the County Mechanical Unit Solarised Vihiga Cluster Water Project and 10 Boreholes Installed Solar Water Heating Systems in 12 Dispensaries and at VCRH Solarised Maragoli Hills Forestry Station Office Installed Solar street Lights in 19 Markets 649 OVCs issued bursaries 100 PLWDs issued with wheelchairs Disability Act Enacted Recognized and feted by NGEC for promoting equality & inclusion of special interest groups 11,000 indigents registered with NHIF under UHC KES 406 Million of Uwezo, Youth, Trade & Women Enterprise Fund were issued to 2,439 groups from 2018 - 2022 Completed construction of Vihiga Cluster Water Project increasing capacity from 6.3 million to 12.5 million litres/day, able to serve over 270,000 households (Maseno, Lunyere, Kaimosi) Upgraded over 10 Water Schemes Completed and Operationalized Nang’oli Water Project Protected 87 Community Water Springs, commenced construction of BioDigester sewerage works at Mbale and sewage purification plant at Hedwe Sunk 36 Community Water Boreholes Implemented 5 Climate Change Investment Projects on water provision to communities. Undertook Climate Change risk assessment in the County Commenced water distribution of the Vihiga Cluster Water Project Policy and Legislation Enacted Climate Change Fund Act, Policy and Management Strategy Planning and Management Established Climate Change Directorate, County Climate Change Planning Committee and Ward Climate Change Planning Committees. Also fulfilled FLLOCA requirements for funding Attained over 35.9% tree coverage against the nationally required 10% Reafforestation of 12.8ha of Maragoli Hills, 4ha of Kibiri Forest & 2ha of Ebusiekwe Hills Purchased 2ha for construction of Waste Management Plant Rehabilitated & Fenced 5 Traditional Forests Acquired 1 Skip Loader, 1 Garbage Compactor & Installed Garbage Bins in Major Markets Established Maragoli Hills Forestry Offices and Tree Nursery Increased maize production from 8 bags/ acre to 15 bags/acre - by issuing subsidized seed and fertilizer and improved extension services Increased agricultural value addition in Poultry, Banana, Dairy and Indigenous Vegetables (748 farmer groups benefited) Completed Mwitoko Fish Farm and Training Centre with Hatchery & 31 Fishponds –benefiting 1200 farmers 180 Cooperatives formed and registered & Established the Cooperative Fund Distributed 435 incalf heifers, 80 inkid dairy goats, distributed 8 centrifuges and 10 incubators to farmers Distributed 13,175 chicks to farmers Inseminated 22,588 cattle Completed Mukhalakhala, Serem and Lunyerere slaughterhouses 8,328 cattle vaccinated against foot & mouth disease, 150 cattle against anthrax, 16,005 birds against New Castle Disease, 200 birds against Gumboro, 63 dogs against rabies Enacted Disaster Management Act Acquired 10,000-litre Fire Engine Acquired a 2,000-litre Rapid Response Vehicle Recruited and trained 17 Fire Marshals Conducted Annual Cultural Festivals (Maragoli, Tiriki, Bunyore, Terik) Established County Religious Leaders Forum Established & Convened Vihiga Leaders Forum Organized the 1st Vihiga County Youth Conference (over 1000 Youth participated) Organized 2 talent Extravaganzas (over 1000 Youth participated) Enacted the Vihiga County Sports Act (4 teams at the National Premier League, support to local teams in various disciplines) Enacted The Youth Service Act to empower and enable them participate in County Governance Constructed 210 ECDE classes Recruited 824 ECDE teachers Provided furniture, teaching & learning materials to ECDE Provided water tanks to ECDE centers Introduced Governor’s Scholarship Program (450 students beneficiaries) Established VICEF (Bursary) benefitting over 25,000 students annually Registered 32 VTCs with TVETA Recruited 193 TVET instructors and introduced capitation (KES 15,000) for every student Fully equipped VTCs Increased VTC enrolment from 2700 to 5700 students Established 5 model VTCs (Keveye, Maseno, Kaimosi, Solongo, Emmukunzi) Renovated 30 existing VTCs, and constructed 4 new VTCs Supplied 100,000 avocado, 50,000 tea and 150,000 coffee seedlings to farmers Established GIS unit and Public Participation and Civic Education Directorate Established Grievance and Complaints Reddress Mechanism & Liquor Control Committee Revamped County Website for Ease of Access to Information & Operationalised HMIS Commenced construction of Hamisi Stadium Levelled 10 football fields in the County Distributed over 50,000 fruit and indigenous trees to farmers and schools Established Trade and Enterprise Fund Constructed 7 new Market sheds Constructed 38 new bodaboda sheds Formed 24 Market Management Committees Constructed Market Amenities (Roads, Toilets, Cabros, Fencing) Completed Luanda Omena Market Observed International Environment Days by planting trees Governance Health Services Infrastructure and ICT Renewable Energy Social Protection Water and Sanitation Climate Change Governance Environment and Natural Resources Agriculture Disaster Preparedness Trade Youth and Sports Education, Science and Technology Cohesion & Integration Convened County Professional Meetings Convened CSO engagement forums Established mutual engagement with Chamber of Commerce in Trade Reorganised and improved Vihiga FM Radio ECDE: Early Childhood Development Education | VTCs: Vocational Training Centers | TVETA: Technical and Vocational Education & Training Authority | CHRAC: County Human Resource Advisotry Committee | CHVs: Community Health Volunteers | OVCs: Orphans & Vulnerable Children | PLWDs: People Living With Disabilities | NGEC: National Gender Equality Commission | VCRH: Vihiga County Referral Hospital LPG: Liquefied Petroleum Gas | FLLoCA: Financing Locally Led Climate Action | NCCD: National Climate Change Directorate | NEMA: National Environment Management Authority | WRMA: Water Resources Management Authority | KFS: Kenya Forest Service SDU: Service Delivery Unit | CBEF: County Budget and Economic Forum | CFSP: County Fiscal Strategy Paper Solarized: The use of solar energy to run the operations of office
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2022-2027 MANIFESTO
2022-2027 manifesto focuses on: Promotion of good gov ernance and fight against Corruption. | Promotion of the County economic growth and healthcare. Empowerment of the Youth and Women as well as conservation of our environme nt and addressing the effects of Climate Change.
