In an effort to address the pressing issue of youth unemployment in Kenya, the inaugural East African Employability Summit was held at the Catholic University of East Africa, alongside the Uongozi Career Awards 2023. The summit, graced by Bomet County Governor Prof. Hillary Barchok, brought together diverse stakeholders, aimed at stimulating solutions to upscale employability.…
Bomet County has immensely benefited from her partnership with the World Bank through the Kenya Urban Support Programme. This morning, the Deputy Governor, Hon. Shadrack Rotich, led the county delegation in talks with the World Bank team led by Beatrice Erazo, who are in Bomet, to evaluate the several projects undertaken through their partnership with…
President William Ruto attended interdenominational prayers at the 181 Stadium in Sotik Constituency, Bomet County, today. The President was accompanied by, among other leaders, Bomet County Governor Prof. Hillary Barchok, Kericho Governor Dr. Eric Mutai, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja, Cabinet Secretaries Davis Chirchir(Energy), Florence Bore (Labour) and Ezekiel Machogu (Education) Speaking during the service, the…
Bomet County joined the rest of the world in observing World Premature Day, rallying under the theme “small action, big impact—skin-to-skin care for premature babies”. The celebrations held at Longisa County Referral Hospital were presided over by Bomet County Governor, Prof. Hillary Barchok. Governor Barchok emphasized the importance of the world premature day, which has…
Bomet County joined the rest of the world in marking the World Diabetes Day, which is celebrated annually on November 14, an event led by the World Health Organization and the International Diabetes Federation. The theme of this year’s ‘WDD’ is “Know Your Risk, Know Your Response.” This is aimed at raising awareness about prevention,…
Bomet County Governor Prof. Hillary Barchok joined Labour CS Hon Florence Bore in leading a massive tree planting exercise at Chepalungu Forest as a patriotic contribution towards national efforts to increase our forest cover as the country aims at mitigating the devastating effects of climate change. The governor and the CS were joined by among…
Bomet County Governor Prof. Hillary Barchok presided over the swearing-in ceremony of five new chief officers following their vetting and subsequent approval by the county assembly. The five COs are Mr. Felix Langat Kipkorir; Medical and Health Services, Mr. Issa Kasim Yarrow; Land Housing and Urban Planning, Ms. Stella Rotich Chepkorir Chepkoech; Information and Communication…
A team of engineers from the Kenya Railways Cooperation and the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) contractor paid a courtesy call to the county government of Bomet this afternoon. The purpose of the visit was to discuss the beginning of the journey to extend the standard gauge railway from Narok to Bomet in a few months.…
The Department of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries, in conjunction with the Kenya Red Cross Society, paid a visit to the Nogirwet Irrigation project in Chebunyo Ward, Chepalungu Sub County. The purpose of the visit was to inspect the weldability to the project which is under the Bomet irrigation development plan (BDIP). The officers vowed to…