The government through the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary in conjunction with the Ministry of Interior and National Administration (MINA) embarked on the second phase of the validation and verification of high-impact projects in Nyanza and Western regions from Monday, October 28.
This is in a bid to counter government critics who have been inspecting and broadcasting stalled government projects. Activist and lawyer Morara Kebaso has been vocal on that front.
The exercise, which is supported by the Public Finance Management Reforms Secretariat (PFMR), started last month with phase one conducted in Eastern and Coast regions. Phase three and four will be in Rift Valley, Nairobi, Central and North Eastern Regions.
The team will inspect the implementation of the edible oil value chain project that was built to produce 250,000 palm seedlings as well as seedlings of canola, sunflower and soya bean. The sunflower seeds were distributed to farmers in Kakamega, Bungoma, Siaya and Homa Bay, Migori.
The second project is the expansion of acreage under Cotton Production from 26,000 acres to 200,000 acres and avail Cotton Seeds in Siaya, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Migori, Busia and Bungoma.
The construction of 200,000 affordable housing units annually at Milimani, South Maragoli, Funyula, Alego Usonga, Mabera, Nyaribari Masaba, and Lurambi will be inspected.
The team will tour 6,000Km of roads constructed across the region including low-volume seal Roads.
Additionally, the team will track the provision of agricultural crop insurance to over 2 million Farmers in Homa Bay, Kisii, Nyamira, and Migori. The aim is to reduce the risk of crop loss.
Civil Aviation Development and Management at the Kisumu Airport will also be inspected. According to the government, Kisumu Airport control tower completion status is at 45 per cent.
The team will also visit several technical vocational educations to determine their importance in their communities.
Some of the tertiary institutions that will be visited are Kitutu Chache TVC in Kisii County, Kisumu NP in Kisumu County, Sikri TTI in Homabay County, Uriri TVC in Migori County, Musakasa TTI in Bungoma County, Sigalagala NP in Kakamega County and Bunyala TVC in Busia County.
Earlier, on Monday, September 9 the government kicked off the first phase of verification of a high-impact project amid Morara Kebaso’s exposes which had gained a wide audience. Morara, an activist has been inspecting stalled government projects.
