The World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM) has formally designated Nyeri County as the official global scouting city of the world.
Similarly, the Paxtu Museum-a four-roomed cottage at the Outspan Hotel in Nyeri, which was the last home of the founder of the World Scouting Movement, Lord Baden Powell-has also been designated as the world's Girl Guides and Scouts Heritage site.
The announcement was made Monday, during a ceremony held at the Lord Baden Powell gardens, where the declaration elevating the county to the new global status was signed by the county government of Nyeri and officials from the movement's governing body, the World Scout Committee.
During the event, the county was also issued with honorary plaques to commemorate the elevation to its new status.
