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Murang'a tops ranking as rural counties lag in service automation

By Denis Omondi | 3mos ago

Murang'a Governor Irungu Kang'ata' when he appeared before the Senate County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee at Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, on March 17, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Murang’a County has been ranked top in job creation and automation of services at 98 per cent in a report released by the Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat.

The report, released on Tuesday, titled Ranking of Counties on Citizen Service Delivery and Employment Creation assessed all 47 counties on job creation and digital transformation.

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