Verification Of Plots Kicks Off In Narok Town

The County Government of Narok in partnership with the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning and The National Land Commission is currently carrying out an exercise to formalize/regularize untitled plots and public utilities with Narok Town in preparation for the issuance of Title Deeds in accordance to the approved Narok Town Zoning Plan No. 112 of 2016.

The exercise kicked off on Tuesday, 14th December, 2021 and members of the public have been issued with a 30 days’ notice through newspaper advert and radio announcements to submit their comments or objections within the notice period for consideration.

The Hon Vivian Sereti, the CEC Member in charge of Land, Housing, Physical Planning & Urban Development is leading the exercise accompanied by Manager of Narok Municipality Stanley Koriata, Director of Land Administration at the National Lands Commission Mercy Njamwea , Principal Land Administration Officer Muthoni Ngaruthi, National Lands Commission Coordinator for Narok Susan Kidemi, John Maina Deputy Director of Survey Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning and PA to the Chairman National Land Commission Hezron Alela.

Seven groups of land surveyors and other technical officers are scheduled to conduct the verification and validation exercise on the 11 Blocks within Narok – and have already completed Block 5, Block 7 Block and 6. The exercise is expected to run until the 23rd December 2021.

The regularization of untitled plots and public utilities with Narok Town is taking place pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, County Governments Act (2012), the Physical and Land Use Planning Act (2019), the Urban Areas and Cities Act (2011), National Lands Commission Act (2012) and other relevant statutes.

First-Ever Cancer Centre In Taita Taveta County To Ease The Burden Of COVID-19 Underlying Conditions

The County Government Taita Taveta has joined forces with EMPOWER (The Enabling and Motivating Partnership Owned by Women to Engage and Reclaim their lives), County First Ladies Association (CFLA), ROCHE, International Cancer Institute, Women 4 Cancer to launch the first-ever cancer centre in the County at the Moi County Referral Hospital in Voi.
The fully equipped EMPOWER Cancer Clinic is expected to play a pivotal role in the detection and management of cancer and has so far detected 20 cancer cases.
The centre will be beneficial to residents within and outside the County including citizens from neighbouring Tanzania, as some have been seeking the services from as far as Mombasa and Nairobi. Regular cancer outreach programmes will be held at the grassroots level to boost early detection.

Enough Is Enough, We Must Save Our Girls

Governor Samuel Kuntai Ole Tunai has called on the residents of Narok to ensure that all the children return to school according to the recently released timetable by the Ministry of education. Tunai was emphatic when addressing wananchi during the Mashujaa day celebrations at Ole Ntimama stadium on the none transferable responsibility that the parents have over their children. “As parents/guardians, the care of children is our primary duty in this world”, the Governor said.The Governor also assured parents that every Ward will receive their bursary share such that no candidate in form Four will remain at home for lack of school fees. According to recently released statistics of a baseline study on child marriage, teenage pregnancy and Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya, Narok County has some of the highest figures.According to an update by the National Chairperson of Anti-FGM board, Agnes Pareyio who is also from Narok County, child marriage, teenage pregnancy and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) are manifestations of deeply rooted gender inequalities and social norms. Finally, Governor Tunai asked the County Commissioner Mr. Evans Achoki to work closely with the County Government through the Sub-County administrators and other leaders to develop and adopt commitments to ending child marriage and FGM and sensitize community members to report cases of FGM and child marriage in the county.

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