By Dennis Kipkirui
Members of the community from Nguruman area have come to
getter to launch a community blog. Twelve community reporters gathered in
Nguruman Maarifa Centre to chat ways of developing and managing the community
voice.
A range of issues will be reported in the blog. This came at
a time when the area is gearing itself to vote for a Member of Parliament in a
by-election following the tragic demise of the area MP Hon.Prof. George
Saitoti.
Nguruman has generally been backward in development issues.
It is a semi-arid area in Kenya’s populous Rift Valley province. Currently it
is administratively run under Kajiado County. Despite the aridity of the area,
flash floods are common sights during rainy seasons. Many rivers have also been
known to change courses in the area hampering meaningful development.
In spite o f all these, Nguruman acts as an oasis in the
larger Kajiado County and Magadi region in particular. There are cases of successful
farmers who rely on irrigation projects to manage their farms. The presence of
Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN) in the area has boosted fortunes of many.
This is due to provision of information access services located in the area.
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