An Islamic NGO Al-Imdaad has offered to build 100 houses, 50 washrooms and a mosque for the less fortunate families from Kitumbini in Witu Ward after being requested by Lamu Governor H.E Issa Timamy EGH, OGW.

Al-Imdaad Foundation, is a non-profit Islamic relief organisation dedicated to providing humanitarian services in crisis and non-crisis situations.

Speaking during the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the houses in Kitumbini village on Sunday, Lamu Governor H.E Issa Timamy said the houses will be allocated based on the needs of the families who cannot afford to build their own.

The Governor further thanked Al-Imdaad Foundation for choosing to uplift the lives of the poor and needy in the county and urged other organisations and governmental institutions to do the same.

According to Al-Imdaad, the 100 houses which will host 300 family members will be completed in six months and allocation shall be free and fair.

Lamu Governor also requested the NGO which has a replica project in Tana River, to consider setting up more similar projects in Lamu, once they have completed the Witu project.

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Towards giving our Vocational Training Center trainees hands on experience, creating a bond with the community, instilling self discipline and giving back to the community, Lamu and Witu VTCs have today undertaken various outreach programs at King Fahd Hospital, Witu Hospital and Witu Primary School respectively.

Trainees from Lamu VTC who are pursuing Hospitality, Electrical and Plumbing courses were at King Fahd Hospital where they put to practice their life employed courses by cooking for patients, cleaning admission wards while those undertaking electrical course took to repair and maintenance works at the hospital. Trainees also did plumbing works at the facility.

At Witu, Mechanical trainees from Witu VTC carried out routine maintenance at the Witu Health Centre stand by generator with those pursuing Fashion design and Hospitality trainees spent their day undertaking hospitality chores at the facility with their dressmaking counterparts, repairing the school uniforms for Witu Primary school pupils.

Towards achieving the far-reaching reforms in the TVET sector to churn technologists and artisans required to contribute to Kenya’s and Lamu’s industrial goals, Lamu Governor H.E Issa Timamy EGH, OGW has continued to encourage the youths to take advantage of the opportunities to secure foundational skills set to get employment opportunities or even self-employ.

The Department of Education has further remained committed towards increasing the number of graduates with technical expertise to mirror the national government’s ambition to reduce a skills gap that exists in building infrastructure in line with Vision 2030 development goals.

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Mpeketoni Vocational Training Center has made a positive impact in the society by engaging it’s trainees in different community outreach programs that seeks to give back to the community as well as give the trainees hands on experience.

On Thursday, trainees who have been pursuing different technical and entrepreneurship courses took their out reach program to Mpeketoni town where they undertook their plumbing skills in unblocking trenches which play an essential role in the drainage system, redirecting water away from the area. The trainees cleared trenches in town and the market that were cluttered and filled with solid debris causing a risk of pooling.

Dressmaking trainees took with them sewing machines to Kilimani Primary School where they repaired uniforms for all pupils’ who needed assistance with the hospitality class taking their out reach program to Mpeketoni Subdistrict hospital.

Mpeketoni VTC thanked H.E Governor Issa Timamy EGH, OGW for his continued support by ensuring his Administration has waived tuition fees, offered free learning materials as well as ensuring there’s progressive recruitment of instructors.

Today, the outreach program is being done by Lamu VTC at King Fahd Hospital and Witu VTC at Witu Hospital and Witu Primary School.

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Earlier today H.E Governor Issa Timamy EGH, OGW with Interior CS Kithure Kindiki during the official opening of Lamu East Sub-County Headquarters, in Faza, Lamu County.

Lamu Governor H.E Issa Timamy EGH, OGW has commissioned the Planning and Surveying of Kizingitini new town and new farms.

The move will enable the County Government of Lamu to make proper planning for sustainable future development.

Towards offering effective health services, the County Government of Lamu through the Department of Health has installed a new ultrasound machine at Kizingitini dispensary.

Ultrasound, works by using sound waves at higher frequencies than the human ear can hear for the purpose of stimulating the tissues in the body.

This stimulation gives the technician the ability to view and monitor images such as the flow of blood and the movement of the body’s internal organs.

The ultrasound machine was launched by H.E Governor Issa Timamy EGH, OGW when he was on two days working tour in Kizingitini.

Promoting Talents Through Sports.
Lamu Governor H.E Issa Timamy EGH, OGW on Thursday joined dozens of spectators in watching a football match final between Banda FC and King Royal FC in Kizingitini, Lamu East.

H.E Governor Issa Timamy EGH, OGW addressing Kizingitini women on maters of development.

The Governor is on a day working development tour at Kizingitini in Lamu East.

A small holder fisher group from Kizingitini has a reason to smile after the County Government of Lamu through KEMFSED project issued them with two freezers and six cooler boxes that will go a long way towards assiting them to preserve their catch and access market with ease.

The freezers and cooler boxes were presented to them this morning by Lamu Governor H.E Issa Timamy EGH, OGW and urged the group members to make good use of them towards ensuring their fish harvest does not go to waste due to lack of access of reliable cold storage facilities.

The Governor who is also the Council of Governors’ Blue Economy Committee Chair further commited that his Administration will continue empowering fishermen towards value chain addition by offering them refregiration facilities and modern fishing gears to bridge the cold-chain gap.

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Lamu Governor H.E Issa Timamy EGH, OGW has affirmed that his administration will continue supporting Vocational Training Centers across the county towards offering a variety of technical and life skill courses, including ICT, dressmaking, beauty treatment and hairdressing, hospitality, plumbing, henna painting, electrical, building and construction, carpentry, welding, and motor vehicle mechanic.

Speaking after conducting an inspection tour of Kizingitini Vocational Training Center, the Governor who was accompanied by Education CECM Hon. Sebastian Owanga, urged students to enroll in VTCs since his administration had waived tuition fees, offering free learning materials and ensuring there’s progressive recruitment of instructors.

The Governor arrived in Kizingitini on Thursday on a two day working tour accompanied by members of the Executive and top government officials where he is inspecting government projects and holding public barazas with wananchi.

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