{"id":7381,"date":"2020-05-07T22:07:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T22:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=7381"},"modified":"2020-05-07T22:07:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T22:07:40","slug":"governor-mutua-unveils-machakos-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/governor-mutua-unveils-machakos-white-house","title":{"rendered":"Governor Mutua unveils ‘Machakos White House’"},"content":{"rendered":"

AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> The breath-taking gaze into the panorama of the new Machakos governor\u2019s mansion (pictured<\/strong>), now popular as Alfred Mutua\u2019s \u2018White House\u2019 has set tongues wagging across the country.<\/p>\n

Domiciled within the upcoming New Machakos City barely three kilometers from the county headquarters off Machakos-Nairobi highway, Dr Mutua\u2019s new seat of power has not only been termed as \u2018a replica of State House\u2019 but also the most magnificent and advanced governor\u2019s office anywhere in Kenya.<\/p>\n

The castle-like structure decorated with brilliant white painting not only sits on an expansive piece of land near the Machakos People\u2019s Park, but also comes with modern superior design and style and abundant space befitting a King\u2019s palace.<\/p>\n

Many will agree that the office\u2019s glamour resonates with the popular slogan, \u201cMachakos, the Place to be\u201d developed by the county government to promote the county\u2019s image.<\/p>\n

But it was perhaps the recent meeting of the Council of Governors (CoG) where Dr Mutua hosted Governors Wycliffe Oparanya (Kakamega), Mohammed Kuti (Isiolo) and Joseph Ole Lenku (Kajiado) that lit the social media after photos of the meeting venue circulated far and wide.<\/p>\n

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Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua shows his fellow governors around the newly built mansion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So what\u2019s really so special about the Machakos governor\u2019s office?<\/p>\n

The \u2018Machakos White House\u2019 besides its gigantic size, sits on 2.5 acres of land in the ambience of the slopes of Kiima Kimwe hill-the historic fortress of the father of the famous veteran freedom fighter, the late Joseph Paul Ngei.It is within this locality where several other structures are coming up, which form part of the integrated New Machakos City program.<\/p>\n

They include, the Machakos Peoples\u2019 Park, a public conference facility, a highrise 12-storey building, a Word-Bank funded fire station which is nearly complete as well as a commercial development area also currently under construction.<\/p>\n

In last year\u2019s county fiscal budget, the County assembly of Machakos allocated Sh100 million being initial development fund for the establishment of the proposed Machakos airport.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe plan is to modernize Machakos and create tens of thousands of both direct and indirect jobs for our people, particularly the youth. Our aim is to create an appetite for both local and multinational investors to invest in Machakos, which in essence means more jobs for Machakos residents,\u201d Dr Mutua told africa-press in a telephone interview.<\/p>\n

The office compound boasts of a huge parking area comprising VIP as well as staff parking. Entry into the compound is controlled by inspectorate officers with the backing of Administration Police officers.All non-staff of the office of the governor and visitors must undergo clearance and security checks before being allowed to drive or walk in.<\/p>\n

Also coming up are beautiful lawns sandwiching the entry road from the main gate towards the office block, complete with selected exotic trees and flowers.The office block itself will hold various offices and facilities which include the governor\u2019s office, a cabinet hall, a general conference and meeting hall, a press conference facility, spacious offices for various staff, ultramodern kitchen, and numerous clocking rooms and so on.<\/p>\n

\u201cGovernor Mutua has built this office for posterity. He will not enjoy it since he will complete it just before his term ends. Most importantly, the office will enable the governor provide services more efficiently since his team is closer to him,\u201d said a senior communications officer in the office of the governor.<\/p>\n

And Dr Mutua said, \u201cThis is not my office. It is office of governors that will come. I have built this office for the next 200 governors. I will not even enjoy it since I will be seeking to be elected the next president. But we have done it to show devolution works.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AfricaPress-Kenya: The breath-taking gaze into the panorama of the new Machakos governor\u2019s mansion (pictured), now popular as Alfred Mutua\u2019s \u2018White House\u2019 has set tongues wagging across the country. Domiciled within the upcoming New Machakos City barely three kilometers from the county headquarters off Machakos-Nairobi highway, Dr Mutua\u2019s new seat of power has not only been […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":7371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,8],"tags":[2395,615],"class_list":["post-7381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","category-homepage-english","tag-alfred-mutua","tag-machakos-county"],"yoast_head":"\nGovernor Mutua unveils 'Machakos White House' - kenya<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The breath-taking gaze into the panorama of the new Machakos governor\u2019s mansion (pictured), now popular as Alfred Mutua\u2019s \u2018White House\u2019 has set\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/governor-mutua-unveils-machakos-white-house\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Governor Mutua unveils 'Machakos White House'\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The breath-taking gaze into the panorama of the new Machakos governor\u2019s mansion (pictured), now popular as Alfred Mutua\u2019s \u2018White House\u2019 has set\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/governor-mutua-unveils-machakos-white-house\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"kenya\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-05-07T22:07:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/sites\/28\/2020\/05\/ubgl0gfwreh7z7ps5eb43584a5ae1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"759\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"514\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/governor-mutua-unveils-machakos-white-house#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/governor-mutua-unveils-machakos-white-house\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Governor Mutua unveils ‘Machakos White House’\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-05-07T22:07:40+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/governor-mutua-unveils-machakos-white-house\"},\"wordCount\":630,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/governor-mutua-unveils-machakos-white-house#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/sites\/28\/2020\/05\/ubgl0gfwreh7z7ps5eb43584a5ae1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Alfred Mutua\",\"Machakos County\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"community\",\"homepage-english\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/governor-mutua-unveils-machakos-white-house#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/governor-mutua-unveils-machakos-white-house\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/governor-mutua-unveils-machakos-white-house\",\"name\":\"Governor Mutua unveils 'Machakos White House' - 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