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The 2016 Equity’s Wings to fly sponsorship has seen 30 beneficiaries from Nandi County benefit. The students who are drawn from all the 6 Sub-Counties were today received warmly by County Governor and other officials.

Over 300 applicants from the County had applied for the sponsorship.
Branch manager Equity bank, Kapsabet Mr. Reuben Rutto said the exercise was very fair and free of any canvassing. He thanked the parents , guardians and teachers who stood by the pupils to see them through their education no matter the hardships. Mr. Rutto urged the students to be disciplined, hardworking and good Ambassadors wherever they will be.
Equity Wings to fly Programme aims at offering Scholarships to brilliant and needy students from humble background. The Foundation has been running the Programme for the last 7 years and so far, 144 students from the County have benefited from the scholarship.

Nandi County Governor H.E Dr. Cleophas Lagat who graced the event urged the students to work hard in school so as to earn what is rightfully theirs and not to engage in cheating. He emphasized on the need to ensure that only the needy students benefit from the bursaries and the Government will soon have Nandi County Education Fund Bill to assist in payment of fees. “I will ensure that Multi National Companies in the county play their Corporate Social Responsibilities for the good of the County residents.” The governor emphasized.

Nandi County Governor Dr. Cleophas Lagat consoles patients at the Kapsabet County Referral Hospital when the Governor paid a courtesy call to the County’s largest health facility

County Government of Nandi has heightened efforts of ensuring quality, affordable and accessible healthcare to its residents by availing drugs, equipment and consumables to all health facilities. The government is also in the process of installing modern diagnostic equipment at Kapsabet County Referral Hospital in order to boost access. The Governor, H.E. Dr. Cleophas Lagat, made an impromptu visit to the facility this afternoon to familiarize himself with the latest developments and was received by the Medical Superintendent Dr. Ishmael Aiyabei among other senior officers.

Over 800 residents of Kilibwoni Ward yesterday received free dental, eye and general treatment from a team of visiting Health Doctors from Vision of Hope for Africa, a non-governmental organization based in the Virginia State of America.

Led by Rev. Kirwa Maritim, the team of 8 comprised of Nurses, Pediatricians, Dentists and general Physicians will be in the County to offer free medical treatment at Kilibwoni Health Centre.

Nandi County Governor H.E Dr.Cleophas Lagat cuts a tape in an official opening of an Administration Block of Noel Academy Chepkunyuk Ward.

Official ground breaking ceremony of Nukiat Water tank in Chepkunyuk Ward (Nandi Hills Subcounty) by the Nandi County Governor H.E Dr. Cleophas Lagat

Nandi County Governor, H.E  Dr. Cleophas Lagat in an official ground breaking Ceremony of Siwo Health Maternity Wing in Chepkunyuk Ward Nandi Hills.

Nandi County governor Dr. Cleophas Lagat has assured contractors that their monies will be paid soon. Addressing hundreds of suppliers and contractors who paid him a courtesy call at his office, the governor thanked them for their maturity, patience and civility during the entire process. “All contract works were subjected to inspection, assessment and verification with the objective of ascertaining the number of projects undertaken and scope of work.” the governor said. The exercise that has taken almost two months was completed last week.
Speaking on behalf of the contractor, Julius Ketter and Edwin Montei thanked the governor for according them an opportunity to raise their concerns. “As our father, we thank you for listening to us” said Montei. “We will stand by you all the way” he added.
The governor was accompanied by senior county officials who included County Secretary Francis Ominde, CEC Finance, planning and ICT Charles Muge, CO roads and infrastructure Eng. Alex Buigutt and the leader of majority at the county assembly Hon. Francis Menjo.

Nandi County First Lady HE Mrs. Florence Lagat has called on residents to shun from stigmatizing on people persons living with HIV/AIDS.

Speaking during a function in marking the World Aids Day held at Kaiboi Technical Institute in Mosop Sub County Mrs Lagat said contraction of HIV/AIDs is not the end of live and the society should learn to encourage those people living with HIV/AIDs to live positively, ‘’ contracting Aids is not a death sentence’’ she added.

According to the County’s First Lady through the efforts of the National Government and the devolved County government, the rate of HIV/AIDS prevalence in Nandi County has substantially dropped from 12% in 2004, to 4.3% in the year 2014.

Moreover, she highlighted widely measures the County government has undertaken so far, in partnership with the National government, and the Private sector, in ending the rate of HIV/AIDS infections.

The County has ensured that the 36 VCT Centers, 23 Health Facilities and 145 health care centers concerned with maternal health, are all able to provide care and treatment for persons living with HIV/AIDS.

Currently, 10, 977 patients have been admitted for care at these facilities to prevent death due to Aids-related illness. The successes arising from these measures are; the county has an ART (Anti-Retroviral Treatment) coverage of 82%, making Nandi County ranked 19 out of the 47 Counties, she added.

She also recognized the efforts made by His Excellency the President, Uhuru Kenyatta to end infections among adolescents and Youth through the ‘All in’ campaign launched early this year, to ensure a healthy and economically productive future. Her Excellency Margaret Kenyatta has been instrumental in the support of maternal health care, eliminating HIV mother-child infections, through the ‘Beyond Zero’ campaign done annually.

On his part deputy governor Dominic Biwott recognized the private partners who have been supporting the government fighting the epidemic like Walter Reed, Ampath, World Vision, I Choose Africa and USAID.

He further reiterated the County government’s efforts in fighting the epidemic, adding that County through the Department of Health has made efforts to conduct awareness campaigns and it has done its part to ensure that hospitals and health facilities around the county have access to medicine and information regarding the prevention and Control of the disease.

He further, said that the government in January 2016 supplementary Budget will allocate some funds to support groups. In addition he encouraged the distribution of Medical supplies to these groups in order to fight Opportunistic Infections.

Present also were the CEC Public Health Matthew Rotich, Mosop Sub-County Administrator Mr Sammy Keter and Deputy County Commissioner Nandi North Mr Githeka .

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