Congratulations to doctors in Mandera County Referral Hospital for successful of operation on a woman with Lithopaedion for 13 years. This is a condition where a pregnant woman carries a dead foetus for a long time. Let's congratulate H.E Capt
@aliiroba
and his team of doctors.
Mandera Governor
@aliiroba
today hosted a luncheon for 15 girls top performers who sat the last KSCE examination and awarded a scholarship to study in Turkey. From Medicine, Engineering to many other useful courses Mandera County will immensely benefit from this initiative.
Nothern Kenya to get a complete Tarmac road courtesy of
@WorldBankKenya
's Ksh. 120Billion funding.
The construction of the road is underway(22% done). It commences from Isiolo Town, goes through Kachuru,Meru County to Modogashe-Wajir -Mandera Towns in North Eastern Kenya.
FCDC Governors today gave a press statement to the media on the emergency stage drought our counties are facing. Calls for the National Government and Development partners to ramp up immediate response and coordinate efforts in the region.
In their first inaugural meeting today the Governors of the FCDC have met to discuss ways of collaborating with the national government and development partners to deepen devolution. The
@WorldBankKenya
Director Keith Hansen joined us to share their plans for the FCDC.
Did you know that the Ishaqbini Hirola Sanctuary, located in Ijara sub-county, Garissa county, is home to both the critically endangered Hirola Antelope & the only white giraffe in the world?
Having birthed a male calf in Feb 2017, mama giraffe is again expectant 😍
Congratulations 🎉🎂!! Marsabit County Assembly today unanimously passed the FCDC Bill into an act. Marsabit joins Mandera, Garissa and Samburu. The Regional Economic Bloc getting stronger as more counties adapt this legislation.
@GovMohamudAli
@MarsabitGov
@WorldBankKenya
Farewell dinner for a special friend of the FCDC family.
@sidchat1
has played a crucial role in bringing the FCDC on the table where decisions are made. The Resident Coordinator of the
@UnKenya
is a man with a big heart and has advocated for reaching out to the furthest first
The new Mandera county headquarters is almost complete. The face of Mandera town will change completely on completion of the county offices. A master plan for a new city will make Mandera z most beautiful city of Northern Kenya. Governor
@aliiroba
is transforming Mandera County
Pastoralists in Northern Kenya are beginning to feel impact of lower rainfall in Sept-Nov. But when the going gets tough the strong help the weak. In Toricha area in the Chalbi desert of Marsabit County Tumal Orto helps a needy neighbor by giving water to 2 day old calf and a cow
HAPPENING NOW:
The signing of MOU between the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development & Public Works and
@FCDCKenya
County Governments.
Moyale Sub County is part of Marsabit County a member of the FCDC. We are excited by launch of Moyale One Stop Border Town by President Uhuru Kenya and
@AbyAhmedAli
Ethiopian PM to increase trade and promote cross border trade between Ethiopia and Kenya.
@StateHouseKenya
The Pastoralists Leadership Summit 2019 conference is scheduled for 28th Feb - 3rd March in Garissa. Top issues to be discussed: peace & cohesion; preparation for census, community land protection in the context of mega projects, livestock sector dvt, education.
#PLS2019
The
@FCDCKenya
MCA Women caucus have unanimously elected Ummulkheir Kassim, as their Chairperson. Participation of women in development planning is crucial. Thanks to
@USAIDKenya
and
@DFID
for support to this caucus. conference ongoing at
@SarovaStanley
Public participation in Marsabit County taken a notch higher. The Governor
@GovMohamudAli
and his government receive comments and compliments from young aspiring journalists. What a innovative way of engaging the public.
@FCDCKenya
delivers.
@GovernorNanok
@aliiroba
@USAIDKenya
Congratulations to
@FirstLadyMbt
Alamitu Jattani for the award of best First Ladies in Kenya. Keep up Mama Kayo. Award was given by
@wibkenya
for her exemplary work to assist her people
@GovMohamudAli
We are most grateful to
@SwissEmbassyKE
for the donation of 5,345 set of personal protective equipment to support our frontline workers respond to
#COVID19
. Wajir, Garissa, Mandera & Isiolo will benefit from this donation.
@WajirCountyKE
Health CEC joined us for flag off 1/
Kotela irrigation scheme with sorghum-green gram intercrop. It sits on a 342 acres of Land. 684 households are beneficiaries with each household owning 0.5 acres of farming land. Crops are almost ready
@GovernorNanok
Photo:
@TurkanaPress
The leadership of
@PPGKenya
and
@FCDCKenya
today met with Rt. Hon.
@RailaOdinga
to discuss ways of including issues affecting the ASAL counties into the
#BBIReport
. The Former Prime Minister promised to ensure BBI does not disadvantage the Pastoralist communities.
@aliiroba
Our thoughts are with the people of West Pokot effected by the massive landslides and floods which have caused death & destruction. We appeal to our partners and people of goodwill to support the people of West Pokot during this difficult time.
Photos courtesy:
Celebration of Borana Culture at the Bomas of Kenya.
@FCDCKenya
encourages sharing of this rich culture as a way strengthening peace and cohesion. We thank the leaders,organizers and guests who made it happen. It was a memorable evening.
@EugeneLWamalwa
@WilliamsRuto
@ukuryattani
Health care is a priority for
@FCDCKenya
counties. Marsabit has just completed a modern mother and child hospital that will cater for thousands of people. Under the leadership of
@GovMohamudAli
Marsabit will achieve
#UHC
@SicilyKariuki
@sidchat1
FCDC Governors from Garissa, Lamu, Mandera, Marsabit, Wajir, and West Pokot met to set priorities.
Under the Chairmanship of Gov. Mohamud Ali, of Marsabit County, the Governors Agenda Setting session focused on a unified 'FCDC Governors Position Paper'.
The FCDC MCA Women Caucus & CECMs Gender met in Isiolo to draft FCDC Gender Socio-Economic Devment Bill to safeguard and support women's livelihoods in all sectors in our member counties. The bill builds on Girls Improving Resilience through Livelihoods model by
@MercyCorpsKe
A reflection and lessons learned from Kenya Devolution Support Programme KDSP funded by
@DFID
🇬🇧 at the
@UNDPKenya
.
@FCDCKenya
has been identified as an implementing partner for the next phase of KDSP to support devolution.
@murathakinuthia
Local tourist in
#CHALBI
desert Marsabit County.
#desertskating
is the new sport. What a sight to behold. We encourage our people to visit
@FCDCKenya
counties and enjoy the beauty and splender of the region rich in culture.
@EugeneLWamalwa
. Photo courtesy:
@Talasowako
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EVENT: Webinar on Homegrown Solutions Towards Inclusive, Innovative and Sustainable Education in the Frontier Counties
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@sidchat1
@HonAliKorane
@iofarah
Progress report on
#NEDI
Projects meeting being chaired by Deputy President
@WilliamsRuto
. The Governors of
@FCDCKenya
and Members of Parliament being briefed. So far progress being made. Including Isiolo Mandera road
In Soma li language camel herders are called, geeljire . These young, unmarried men make up the geelxir , the group that moves with the camels in isolation from the rest of the clan or the hamlet. Below are Irmaan cows for milking.
Key sectors of focus to steer the much needed development include Water, Health, Education, Infrastructure, Agriculture & Livestock.
@FCDCKenya
led by the C.E.O Hon.
@simba_guleid
and Chairman Governor
@aliiroba
of Mandera is committed towards facilitating this noble process.
Swiss Government always at the forefront to support the
@FCDCKenya
counties. Once again the Swiss Development Cooperation has donated $300K to our counties to help fight
#coronavirus
. CEO
@simba_guleid
and SDC Head
@TomSeth0
signing an agreement on deploying PPE gears to FCDC.
Governors, Senators, Speakers & from
@FCDCKenya
counties converge at a Naivasha hotel to deliberate on how best to steer
#FCDCKenya
Counties to achieve sustainable development geared towards improving the livelihoods of
@FCDCKenya
residents.
@simba_guleid
Marsabit Governor
@GovMohamudAli
, at Butiye Pry School in Moyale for ground marking 2nd edition of Bakalcha Cultural and food festival. Culture is an essential component of people's pride.
Prof. Hussein Omar handing in Participatory Rangeland Resource maps for all FCDC Member Counties to the Livestock Sector Strengthening(LSS) Team at
@FCDCKenya
Offices.
On behalf of the
@FCDCKenya
fraternity we send our condolences to the family of Eng. Joseph Guyo County Secretary of Marsabit who passed on this morning after a short illness.
@GovMohamudAli
The
@FCDCKenya
congratulates Sadia Hussein
@SadearH
for receiving the Commonwealth Point of Light 166 from Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom through
@JaneMarriottUK
British High Commissioner. Sadia Hussein has been feted for fighting FGM practice
Cancer is a leading NCD (non-communicable disease) cause of death. The
@FCDCKenya
shall partner with
@Roche
to establish
#Cancer
screening centers for early diagnosis especially for women. Thanks to Swiss Ambassador
@valzell
for connecting us to
@FrankLoeffler12
of Roche Kenya
Last week,
@FCDCKenya
sponsored human resource and administration officers from livestock departments of its member counties to undergo training
@KSGKenya
. Thanks to
@SwissEmbassyKE
for the support. We hope to continue building the capacities of our counties.
Discussion on
@FCDCKenya
bill in Turkana. The County Assembly leadership to be included into the top leadership organ of the bloc. The Bill is a step towards enshrining the bloc into law.
@GovernorNanok
@aliiroba
It is such an honor to have the Chairman
@FCDCKenya
Governor
@aliiroba
visit our booth at the
#DevCon2019
. The bloc has seen substantial growth and success under his able leadership.n
The county Assembly of Isiolo discussing the
@FCDCKenya
Bill. The Bill is at the 1st reading and undergoing scrutiny of the members. Isiolo county shall be 5th county to pass the bill to attain legal threshold. Counties to benefit from this collaboration.
@Governorkuti
@UNDP
Are you a Youth from the
@FCDCKenya
region and have completed your degree in in Health Sciences, Engineering, ICT, Education or related fields? Apply for PRESIDENTIAL DIGITAL TALENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (Digitalent) cohort V. Contact info
@fcdc
.or.ke for assistance.
@simba_guleid