The County Government of Kiambu has laid out a development plan towards providing better facilities to its residents.
The county government has among its development agenda revealed the establishment of a new 400-bed reproductive health wing at the Thika Level 5 hospital. The establishment is set to help reduce infant and maternal mortality ratios as well as offer affordable maternity services.
Besides commissioning the new wing, the county also plans to construct four other Level 4 hospitals, according to its Governor Ferdinand Waititu.
Among the facilities under construction are a Sh700 million Githunguri Level 4 Hospital, which is set to have 250 bed capacity.
The hospital is expected to lead in cancer treatment.
This is in addition to the Bibirioni Level 4 Hospital in Limuru is also being constructed at a cost of Sh280 million.
Expansion of Lari, Tigoni, Wangige and Kikuyu Level 4 hospitals are also in the pipeline.
In agriculture, dairy farmers in the county are getting free artificial insemination (AI) services offered by the county government launched by Mr Waititu two weeks ago.
To fix the bad state of the many roads in the county, Waititu says his administration has adopted a new technology to fast-track road upgrading.
The Pure Crete technology eliminates the use of cement in road construction, and will be used to upgrade at least 10 roads.
“Our objectives as a county is to work in line with the Global Sustainable Development Goals, the country’s Big Four agenda, Vision 2030 and our County Integrated Development plan,” remarked Waititu.