Waiguru told the County Assembly that the county's Gross County Product increased from Ksh.114.9 billion in 2017 to Ksh.190.79 billion in 2025, with real economic growth reaching 8.7 per cent in 2025 against a national average of approximately 6 per cent.

She also reported an increase in the county's own-source revenue, which rose from Ksh.344.4 million in the 2017/18 financial year to Ksh.1.11 billion in 2025/26. She attributed the increase to digitising revenue collection and introducing the Facility Improvement Fund.

The governor highlighted the Sagana Industrial City project as one of the county's ongoing economic initiatives. Construction of its major components has created more than 2,650 jobs, while the completed project is projected to generate more than 100,000 direct and indirect jobs.

The project's Special Economic Zone has been gazetted, and two investors in tomato and avocado processing have delivered machinery for the planned industrial facilities.

Agriculture, which Waiguru said accounts for approximately 42 per cent of Kirinyaga's economy and supports 87 per cent of its population, also featured prominently in her address.

The governor also told the Assembly that under the Wezesha Kirinyaga programme, more than 100,000 farming households have been reached.

Rice production reportedly increased from 65,000 to 210,000 metric tonnes annually, generating an estimated Ksh.16 billion. Tomato production also rose from 46,000 to 116,000 metric tonnes, with an estimated value of Ksh.6.9 billion.

Coffee production increased from 28,000 to 49,100 metric tonnes, while sales reached a reported Ksh.7.48 billion in the 2025/26 financial year.

In the dairy sector, average milk production per cow increased from 2.5 litres to approximately eight litres daily, with annual county production estimated at 86 million litres, valued at Ksh.3.1 billion.

On healthcare, Waiguru reported a reduction in maternal mortality from 88 to 49 deaths per 100,000 live births and neonatal mortality from 26 to 11 deaths per 1,000 live births.

Kerugoya Referral Hospital's bed capacity increased from 220 to 450, while the county's health network expanded to 72 facilities.

The governor also reported that household access to clean water increased from 48 per cent to 74 per cent, with an additional 53,000 households connected.

In infrastructure development, the county graded 7,616.5 kilometres of roads and gravelled another 2,730.5 kilometres under the Nyorosha Barabara Mashinani programme.

Waiguru further reported that approximately 30 markets and aggregation centres had been developed to provide trading spaces for residents and support agricultural produce marketing.

She attributed a reduction in poverty levels to 21 per cent and an estimated 52,000 households moving out of poverty to the county's development interventions.

As she delivered her final address before the end of her tenure, Waiguru asked residents for their prayers and support as she seeks to serve the nation at a higher level.