Embu Leaders Visit Kiambu County to Benchmark on Firefighting, Emergency Response Strategies
- Kiambu county is taking pride in being a destination for benchmarking for other county governments
- The county hosted a delegation from Embu on a benchmarking mission to learn firefighting and emergency response
- Governor Kimani Wamatang'i demonstrated to the team how he ramped up efforts to combat frequent fire outbreaks
The county government of Kiambu hosted a delegation from Embu County, comprising members of the executive and the County Assembly, who are on a benchmarking mission to learn from Kiambu’s renowned firefighting and emergency response department.
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Led by Chief Officer Hellen Wanja Chief Officer – Housing, Physical Planning and Urban Development, and County Assembly's Committee on Administration, Devolution, Public Service, Governance, and ICT led by chairperson MCA Nzagi Philip, the team visited our Fire and Emergency Training Centre, where they interacted with our highly skilled personnel and witnessed firsthand the rigorous training and professionalism that has earned our department national recognition.
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Kiambu governor Kimani Wamatang'i ramped up efforts to combat frequent fire outbreaks by investing in modern fire engines and fire hydrants in major towns across the county.
"We are proud to be home to one of the country’s premier fire and emergency training institutions, which not only trains personnel from Kiambu but also from the National Government and other counties across Kenya," said Wamatang'i
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The governor took the bold move to invest in the multi-million project after over 100 fire incidents were reported in Kiambu within months, resulting in massive losses
What inspired Kiambu county to step up fire response measures
For instance, on February 16, fire broke out at Kiambu market and razed down over businesses, leaving traders devastated.
A few days later, another fire outbreak was reported in Gitaru, leaving behind a trail of destruction and losses.
Three children aged three months, four years and nine years were killed.
The minors were trapped in the house when the raging fire broke out. Their mother had stepped out to run errands when the tragedy struck.
Efforts by locals to contain the inferno proved futile as it spread across the neighbourhood, razing eight more houses.
This prompted the county to take urgent steps to invest in firefighting engines and set up fire hydrants to prevent similar cases.
The county has institutions that offer emergency response training to business people, students, and officials from the county and national government departments.
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This investment has gotten the attention of other county governments that have been visiting to benchmark.
In other news, Kiambu county seeks to make progress as it now eyes having a city.
Is Thika ripe to be a city?
In February this year, Governor Wamatangi led his administration in initiating the process to have Thika township elevated to a city.
The county boss said the township was ripe for a city status elevation owing to its development over the years.
The county boss observed that elevating Thika to a city will turn the municipality into an economic hub with the potential of attracting over KSh 1 billion annually in investments.
Should it be elevated, Thika will be Kenya's sixth city after Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru and Eldoret.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
