County Government of Laikipia

A second commercial bank has pitched a tent in Rumuruti Township in Laikipia bringing the dream of making the town the county headquarters closer to reality.

KCB has come to the town hot on the heels of Equity bank which opened its branch several months ago. The KCB branch is housed at the new county headquarters building.

The financial service providers will complement several deposit-taking SACCOs that are already operating in the town.

Some departments of the county government are already operating in the new building. The official Governor's Residence is ready and Governor Ndiritu Muriithi has been operating there.

Rumuruti has one of the largest livestock markets in the country and vibrant large and small-holder horticultural farms surrounding it which financial service providers are keen to tap.

The town, once described as a remote route, has experienced phenomenal growth in the last four years following the upgrading of the Rumuruti-Maralal road which has resulted in increased traffic.

After earmarking it as one of the 22 smart towns to be developed in Laikipia, H.E. Governor Ndiritu Muriithi through the Kenya Development Support Programme paved the town streets with cabros and cobblestones, installed solar street lights, put proper drainage system and modernized the bus park.

In January, Infrastructure Principal Secretary Paul Maringa said Shs. 3.3 billion has been set aside to upgrade the 70 kilometers Nanyuki-Rumuruti road to bitumen standards.

We have recognized its value and we are here again to confirm that even as we look for sufficient funds to upgrade this road fully to bitumen standards, we really cannot wait until then. We want to start doing it on a stage improvement basis.he said.

Prof. Maringa said the road would be given priority since it links Nanyuki to Rumuruti, which is the county headquarters.