County government seeks to improve rescue services across the region

Meru County has partnered with Fire and Rescue Service crew from England in bid to improve rescue services in the region.

Governor Kiraitu Murungi recently created a directorate for special projects in his office aimed at streamlining service delivery.

He said the county government will enhance partnerships and allocate more resources towards purchase of advanced equipment, techniques and well trained personnel in Meru.

The county recently received two state-of-the-art fire engines becoming one of the best in efficient fire management in the country.

Governor Kiraitu said his vision is to have 13 more fire engines for quick and successful intervention in case of emergencies in any part of the county and neighboring areas.

“We want Meru to be the model county in firefighting and rescue services. We want to increase our capacity in terms of personnel and fire engines, and also give our people extensive training on maintaining the equipment, rescue services,” the governor said.

He added that plans were underway to make Meru a center for fire and emergency response training for the country.

Experts from the United Kingdom led by Mr Fred Akadi, the project coordinator, have been training Meru county Fire and Rescue Service team.