Embu County is truly ‘The Land of Opportunities’. As this slogan indicates, opportunities for entrepreneurship, investment, employment and self improvement are plentiful in the land. The government has taken great strides towards the betterment of people’s livelihoods and the realization of the president’s Big4 Agenda. In addition to the Agenda 4 pillars of Affordable Healthcare, Food Security, Affordable Housing and Manufacturing, Embu governor H.E Martin Wambora has seen to the practicability of two additional pillars namely; Youth Empowerment and Industrialization, to form his Big 6 Agenda. Embu County Government continues to work day and night towards the achievement of these objectives, and the satisfaction of residents, investors, tourists and all stake holders in general.
County Projects
Lighting Projects
Governor Martin Wambora’s plans to transform Embu into a 24 hour economy has been realised after the county government installed floodlights in 39 townships spread in the region. Embu was among the eight counties which [...]
Barabara Zetu
Motorable roads are a prerequisite to fast tracking development. Bearing this in Mind, Governor Wambora has embarked on an ambitious plan to tarmac 100km of roads by 2017 using modern cost-cutting technology. The county [...]
EMBU TO SET UP MODERN DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTRE
Embu County government embarked on an ambitious modernization of a Disaster Management Centre aimed at addressing distress calls across the county. Located in Embu town, the center will consist of a modern fire station, hydrants, [...]
Embu County to share part of Sh14.9 billion national fund set aside for fish farming and marketing
Embu county fish farmers are set to benefit from a share of Sh14 billion set aside by the national government through the Aquaculture Business Development Programme (ABDP) to revive fish farming in the county. There [...]
Sh17 million Kithiru – Kiruire dam to serve 2500 Mbeere North residents.
More than 2500 Mbeere residents are set to benefit from domestic water after Embu county government partnered with the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) and the European Union to construct a 50,000 cubic meter water [...]
Governor Wambora reshuffles CECM’s, Chief Officers to improve service delivery
Embu County government has reshuffled County Executive Committee Members and chief officers of various ministries to improve service delivery. Governor Martin Wambora said the changes are intended to revitalize the operations of the county [...]
Governor Wambora urges Communication Authority to facilitate basic connectivity.
Photo caption: Embu County Governor, Martin Wambora (left), Communications Authority of Kenya Chairman Ngene Gituku and Communications Authority Ag. Director General Mercy Wanjau being welcomed at the County ICT Forum at Embu University ground on [...]
EMBU COUNTY INKS KSHS 25.5B BILLION INVESTMENT DEAL
Embu 20th November 2019… The Embu County Government and signed a Kshs 25.5 billion investment deal with a Chinese engineering firm, Shanxi Dikuang Overseas Engineering Construction Company Ltd ( SDOEC). The partnership will cover the [...]
Embu County set to host Communications Authority for ‘Kikao Kikuu’ Forum
EMBU: Communications Authority of Kenya's Kikao Kikuu to be held in Embu. Areas in Embu that have been facing mobile network challenges are set to get a communication uplift as way of connecting them to the [...]
