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“We are proud of the progress we’ve witnessed in Mandera County,”
- Stephen Gitagama, CEO Nation Media Group

Governor Roba receives donation of books from
Nation Media Group CEO Stephen Gitagama.
Nation Media

Group a worthy

partner in quest

for education

he Nation Media Group has
partnered with the Mandera
TCounty Government in a bid to
improve literacy in the region.

While presenting textbooks, to le-
warners in the region Nation Media
Group CEO Stephen Gitagama said
Izzudin the media house would help the
Abdullahi county government improve liter-
CECM, acy levels through the Daily Na-
Education, tion education programme.
Sports,
Culture and The company donated textbooks
Tourism to Karomey Primary school and
Rhamu Girls SecondarySchool.

Illiteracy levels in Mandera currently
stand at about 70%, which is among
the highest in the country. Governor
Ali Roba urged Nation Media to con- The NMG team when they visited the livestock training centre and various life-impacting
tinue supporting the fight against
projects initiated by the County Government.
terrorism in Northern Kenya.