Kajiado

Kajiado is a town in Kajiado County, Kenya. The town is located 80 kilometres south of Nairobi, along the Nairobi – Arusha highway (A104 road). Kajiado has an urban population of 8128 (1999 census) Local people are predominantly of the Maasai tribe.

Kajiado is headquarters to Kajiado County.

The name "Kajiado" comes from the word "Orkejuado." Which means "The Long River" in Maasai language. The seasonal river named after the town runs west of the town.

The original name for Kajiado was "Olopurupurana", which means "a round elevation."

Transport

Kajiado has a station on the Magadi Soda Railway line which runs from Konza (on the Mombasa line) to Magadi. However this line operates limited passenger services, the most convenient way to travel to Kajiado from Nairobi is by using a matatu.

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Coordinates: 01°51′S 36°47′E / 1.850°S 36.783°E / -1.850; 36.783

Kajiado County

Kajiado County is a county in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. It has a population of 687,312 and an area of 21,292.7 km². The county borders Nairobi and extends to the Tanzania border further south. The county capital is Kajiado but the largest town is Ngong.

Administration

The county is divided into seven administrative divisions. The newly created Isinya division is not included in the following table based on 1999 census:

Constituencies

Services

Source: USAid Kenya

Nairobi Metro

Kajiado County is within Greater Nairobi which consists of 4 out of 47 counties in Kenya but the area generates about 60% of the nation's wealth. The counties are:

Source: NairobiMetro/ Kenya Census

Stats

Urbanisation

Source: OpenDataKenya

Wealth/Poverty Level

Source: OpenDataKenya Worldbank

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NTV (Kenya)

NTV came into being on May 12, 2005. A new face from the previous Nation TV station under the Nation Media Group arm that has been in existence since 1999.

It is a popular TV Station in Kenya along with Kenya Television Network, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation among others.

Youtube

In September 2007, NTV went online with its content on YouTube. Within the first month it received over 325,000 views, three honors, and an average of 4,000 views for every video uploaded. In mid-2012, NTV went live on YouTube. Following this move, the blogosphere was awash with accolades with NTV's US correspondent (BMJ) Ben Mutua Jonathan Muriithi terming it a techno-revolution for mass media among Kenyans across the globe.

Programming

Ali Mandhry hosts a cooking show on NTV Kenya, Tamu Tamu: Kenyan Cuisine with a Twist the first Kenyan cookery show on an outdoor setup showcasing the beautiful Cultures.

List of programs broadcast by NTV (Kenya)

References

Joseph Ole Lenku

Joseph Jama Ole Lenku (born 20 October 1970) is a Kenyan politician who was Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government from 2013 to 2014.

Ole Lenku is a graduate of the University of Nairobi, where he obtained his Master of Business Administration in strategic management and Bachelor of Commerce in marketing. He has worked in different management positions for various hotels in Kenya and Tanzania.

On 23 May 2013, Ole Lenku was appointed Secretary in President Uhuru Kenyatta's cabinet, surprisingly with no experience on security matters, becoming the only Maasai person appointed and the pioneering chief executive of the newly created ministry under Kenya's new constitution. During his first year in office, Ole Lenku steered significant reforms in the security sector, including a robust crack-down on drug trafficking, reforms of the police force and increase in its budget and devolution of security. In the wake of the terrorist attack on the Westgate Mall in September 2013, Lenku spearheaded the rolling out of a new security framework known as "Nyumba Kumi" (ten households) anchored on the larger concept of community policing.

Citizen TV

Coordinates: 36°47′28″N 1°17′12″W / 36.791138°N 1.286546°W / 36.791138; -1.286546

Citizen TV is a national station in Kenya owned by Royal Media Services Ltd and broadcasting mostly in English and Swahili. It was started in 1999 and relaunched in June 2006. It is Kenya's fastest growing television station with a strong focus on local programming.

Citizen TV boasts a total reach of 45% of the market share (Ipsos Karf Report 2014) and 12 years in existence as the pioneer brand for Royal Media Services Ltd Footprint with the largest coverage and reach country wide. It covers all socioeconomic grouping, speaking to all ages and all genders.

Citizen TV Development

The success of Citizen TV paved way to the growth of Royal Media Services Ltd in 2003 through allocation of countrywide frequencies for radio streaming. The company currently has the widest geographical reach as the parent company for several leading national and vernacular stations namely: