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A dispute has erupted over the location of the first Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) in Kirinyaga. A letter by Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale seeking his education counterpart’s intervention in hiving off 10 acres of land at the Kianyaga boys’ high school in Gichugu constituency, has sparked controversy as two neighboring constituencies of Gichugu and Kirinyaga Central haggle over the location. Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni has called for the toning down of the noise that threatens to stall the construction of the medical college.
Leaders clash over KMTC site in Kirinyaga
- 4 Aug 2025 - The row was sparked by a letter dated July 14, 2025, from Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale to his Education counterpart Migos Ogamba, requesting that 10 acres of land be hived off from Kianyaga Boys High School in Gichugu Constituency for the…
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