President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced that the National Government will set aside Ksh4 Billion to cater for the repair of roads in Nairobi.
Speaking during the issuance of title deeds in Embakasi, the president insisted that the money should first be allocated to roads in Eastlands.
“We are working with the county government in ensuring that the state of roads has improved in the county. The national government have provided Ksh4 billion to supplement the county’s budget on the repairs,” he noted.
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Uhuru also warned contractors against doing shoddy work on the repairs citing that the government will be keenly inspecting their progress.
He also urged citizens to help monitor the contractors and report to the government in case the construction takes longer than expected.
The President's promise came only moments after Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko accused the former county government of misappropriating funds.
Sonko alleged that Ksh3.2 billion allocated to roads repair in the financial year 2016/2017 was shared amongst County officials.
“Some the money was used to pay lawyers and the remainder was shared amongst the previous county officials,” he indicated.
He further requested the president to set up a probe into the loss of the money.
Sonko has been in the spotlight about the poor condition of the roads in the city since his election to the gubernatorial seat.
However, he has not shunned from shifting the blame to the previous government headed by Evans Kidero.
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