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…
The County Government of Bomet through the department of Education and Vocational Training, is calling on all needy students in secondary schools and the 33 VTCs across the county to apply for the annual secondary school partial scholarship and the newly started VTC bursary program. The program is aimed at improving access to education by…
Bomet County Governor Prof. Hillary Barchok took his ward development tour to Ndanai Abaosi Ward in Sotik Sub-County, on Thursday. The tour kicked off at Gorgor Centre, where the county boss promised the residents to construct a water tank on the upper side to supply water to their homes. He also took note of their…
Bomet County Governor Prof. Hillary Barchok paid a courtesy visit to Longisa Medical Training College in Longisa Ward, Bomet East Constituency, earlier today. Governor Barchok visited the institution to officially welcome 100 newly admitted nursing students following the reinstatement of the course in the institution. Speaking during the function, Prof. Barchok stated that his administration…
Bomet County Governor Prof. Hillary Barchok visited the upcoming Dr. Joyce Laboso mother-and-child wellness centre, which is situated next to youth farmers in Bomet East Constituency Longisa Ward. During the visit, the governor stated that his administration is working around the clock to ensure that the facility is completed within the set timeline. In addition,…