Kajiado County will receive Nine hundred fifty-two million Kenyan shillings from Equalization Fund to spur development in identified areas of marginalised.
Loitoktok Sub County Commissioner Koitamet Ole Kina of the Commission of Revenue Allocation said the allocation will fund projects such as water, electricity, schools, and roads.
He confirmed that the Authority is touring Kajiado County to identify marginalised areas to be earmarked for funding and confirm the current situation in the county.
The commissioner said the exercise, conducted across the country, aims to bring equity to marginalised areas that previous governments sidelined.
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He said this is entrenched in the new constitution of 2010, targeting to lift the marginalised areas to enjoy development and services like other developed areas.
The commissioner said all Kenyans need to be part of the country since there is a caring government though some areas may take time to catch up.
He also pointed out that local sub-location committees to the county committee will oversee the projects that will benefit from the funds.
The committees at the sub-county level, through the involvement of the local community, will identify and prioritise projects to be funded.
The commissioner noted that in Kajiado County, only 66.4% of 316179 households accessed safe drinking water by 2019, while only 67.9% were connected to electricity within the same period.
Moreover, he stated that in 2019 the paved road network stood at 33.2%, adding that areas identified as marginalised in the county had risen from 64 to 76 sub-locations for possible funding.
