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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As part of County Government of Lamu plans towards boosting the Blue Economy sector, the County government has today re-opened the Kizingitini ice plant in a bid to spur the fisheries sector and optimize efficiency on flake ice production.

Speaking while re-opening the ice plant, Lamu Governor H.E Issa Timamy EGH, OGW said the plant which is conveniently located in Lamu East has section for storage of fish and other sea catch, will greatly assist to reduce post-harvest losses and empower fishermen to determine pricing by allowing them to keep their catch fresh for longer.

The plant will also enable fisher groups from nearby villages to obtain ice from the facility with ease and eliminate the long trips made to Lamu Island and beyond to obtain ice which has a lower shelf life.

Governor Timamy who is at Kizingitini to inspect Government projects is accompanied by CECMs, County Secretary Amb. Ali Abbas, Chief of Staff Mr. Abdulnasir Issa, Chief Officers among other government officials.

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Lamu County Governor accompanied by his top government officials from the executive attended a public baraza at Kizingitini on Thursday afternoon where he took through the members of the public on his Administration development agenda for Kizingitini and Lamu County at large.

During the baraza, members of the public had an opportunity to engage with the governor on his plan towards ensuring Blue Economy, Education, Trade, Water, Tourism, Health and Agriculture will contribute towards an economic revolution in the County.

The governor assured Kizingitini residents that his government is working hard to ensure there’s provision of efficient and effective services to avert problems that had clouded Lamu County before. The residents thanked the Governor for the opportunity to engage at the grassroot level and committed to support his administration towards the realization of his flagship projects.

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Lamu Governor H.E. Issa Timamy EGH, OGW on Thursday inspected the Kizingitini desalination plant that is now offering water to over 500 households from Kizingitini and neighboring villages of Mbwajumwali and Myabogi.

The Governor who is inspecting government projects in Kizingitini, was impressed to see the 21km pipeline project operating at it’s optimum and noted that his quest remains to ensure provision of centralized drinking water supply to Lamu County population.

Kizingitini residents thanked Governor Timamy for reviving the desalation plant saying they can now access clean water for domestic and livestock use. The plant had broken down early last year and the residents had to walk for long distances to find clean water.

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