In his manifesto Governor Kiraitu Murungi promised to promote Meru as a top tourist attraction site to bring income to the businesses in the county and give an opportunity to small scale farmers and traders in marketing their agricultural produce.

In this regard Department of Tourism Held a tourism excursion in the Meru National Park, that attracted hundreds of domestic tourists among them Veteran Radio Journalist Maina Kageni, received by Tourism Chief Officer Titus Murungi.


In his Speech Mr. Murungi highlighted various tourism projects and events that the county is embarked on among them development of a Safari walk and rehabilitation of Lake Nkunga , Cultural tourism site development in the Njuri Ncheke shrine and Igombe multicolored Lake among other excursion sites and events.

Today, on behalf of Governor Kiraitu Murungi, Deputy Governor Titus Ntuchiu chaired the first meeting of the Meru Bongo and Rhino Conservation Trust which was held to deliberate on the progress of establishment of the Meru Bongo and Rhino Sanctuary. The project has attracted attention from far and wide and on 28th of this month, during the visit by the President of the United Nations General Assembly to Kenya, the Meru Bongo and Rhino Conservation Project has been picked to be presented as a way of showcasing community involvement in wildlife heritage conservation.
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DG Ntuchiu noted that when Governor Kiraitu set out to bring together partners who include Kenya Forest Service (KFS), Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and the Meru County communities bordering the forest, he intended to make the project key to his vision of transforming Meru into a leading tourist destination and making the tourism sector a key contributor to the dream of Making Meru Great.

He said the success achieved so far, where the project is drawing accolades and recognition from the UN, is attributed to Governor Kiraitu’s determination to transform livelihoods of Meru people through tourism. The project will be repatriating the Bongo from Florida in the United States, which was indigenous to Mt. Kenya but has since become extinct.

Today’s meeting was attended by among others, John Njoroge, the Chief Conservator of Forests in Meru, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy CEO Mike Watson, and Meru County Minister for Tourism Maingi Mugambi.
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In his fourth promise in his manifesto Governor Kiraitu Murungi promised to develop a world class tourism in the County.

In this regard the County has agreed to a momerundum of understanding with Kenya Forestry Services , in which they have approved the county to establish the first Golf course in Meru, an arboretum and boosting environmental conservation work in the Imenti Forest.

In the meeting attended by KFS Chairman, Peter Kinyua and C.E.O Rhino Ark, Mr.Christian Lambrects, Mugambi Maingi- CECM Trade and Tourism said the county will be seeking partnerships that will see expansion of tourism infrastructure in the vast mt.Kenya Forest among them expansion of the existing tourism routes and building of tourist cabins there.

According to Mr. kinyua, KFS will be working on a sustainable way of building synergy in which the public can benefit from the forest and ensure conservation efforts of the forest is maintained.