Organising beauty pageants (Miss Murang'a County)"Lilian Wangui Rukwaro, a 23-year-old Kenyatta University student, is Miss Tourism Murang’a county 2013. She was crowned on Friday night by Murang’a Governor Mwangi Wa Iria at the Nokras Hotel in Murang’a town.
Lilian, who beat 15 other contestants, will compete with 46 other county winners for the Miss Tourism Kenya 2013 title on November 30.
The theme of the contest was to promote Muranga county as a tourism destination.
Wa Iria said the county has many natural resources among them the Aberdares Mountains, religious sites like the Mukurwe wa Nyagathang’a shrines and caves used by former freedom fighters as barracks and hide-outs during the struggle for independence. He said his administration is intent on exploiting all the opportunities to attract tourists to the county.
“We need to correct the image of the county by describing it positively to the visitors to invite investors. We must now stop humiliating our people by saying Murang’a is the home of the jiggers,” said Wa Iria.
Deputy Governor Gakure Monyo Murang’a has great tourism potential. Women’s representative Wanjiru Chege said she will reward the participants. She pledged to help Elizabeth Muthoni Ndugire, a 21-year-old househelp, to pursue her secondary education." (C+P)
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