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Civic Education

ISSUE 002

Empowering The Grassroot Hustler

The County Government’s journey on the road to going digital has taken significant steps towards the realization of Baringo’s innovation centre which will be equipped on digital infrastructure and Internet connectivity.

Baringo County Government in partnership with The World Best Friend of South Korea is determined to boost innovation by ensuring modern infrastructure is constructed at the Baringo World Best Friend ICT Centre, Kabarnet.

Flanked by CECM Devolution, Public service and Administration, Hon. Peninah Bartuin and Chief Officer for the Department of ICT, Charles Kipkulei, Rev. Cha of World Best

Friend today unveiled the designed proposal for the Innovation Centre.

The proposed structure will be a one storey building containing a Lower Ground Floor, Upper Ground Floor and the First floor. The First Floor of the proposed design will have Co Working Space, Administrative Offices, Classroom, Basic Computing, Classroom, Advanced Computing among other facilities.

The facility will provide the young people with digital skills, e-services, and online opportunities and the chance to be innovative and creative.

Present: Mr Tirok Chesang, the ICT director, and the Korean delegation of pastors and Reverends.

Human empowerment is key. The Deputy Governor of Baringo County Eng. Felix Maiyo believes that when individuals are empowered, they are given control over their own lives enabling them to represent their interests responsibly.

Eng. Maiyo together with Tirioko Ward MCA Hon. Lokales and Zachary Kiprotich CECM in charge of Industry, Enterprise &Cooperative Development, flagged off Motorcycles to Ngoron Young Farmers Coop Society from Tirioko Ward of Tiaty West Sub- County.

The motorcycle will aid the cooperative by generating income and creating job opportunities within the area.

The beneficiaries were also trained on basic business management skills which help complete a variety of tasks and handle a larger workload in a limited time.

He further urged the residents from the area to support the cooperative as it catalyses their empowerment by generating socio-economic opportunities while having a positive climate impact in the county.

Introduction Of The Newly Appointed Chief Officers To The Public

In order to improve service delivery and enhance efficiency in his administration, Baringo County Governor H.E Benjamin Cheboi has today officially introduced to office his chief officers who were recently appointed.

In a brief meeting he held with them in his office, Governor Cheboi urged them to work hard, remain transparent and accountable to the people of Baringo while executing their mandates saying that their roles are key in achieving development by prudently utilizing county’s resources.

“I have given you this responsibility of managing and administering county’s resources because I trust in your abilities. Make sure you deliver because I have a Manifesto that the people of Baringo believed in it and they will eventually judge me based on the implementations of that Blueprint,” Governor Cheboi asked them. A commitment that each Chief Officer accepted and they promised to execute in order to actualise the Governor’s development agenda.