Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja will use Ksh125 million of taxpayer’s money in fencing offices for his ambitious borough system program.
This was revealed through the county executive budget proposal for the financial year 2023/2024.
The county will spend a total of Ksh2 billion to dismantle sub-counties and establish five boroughs that will be used as administrative units.
The boroughs will be named; Eastern, Western, Northern, Southern and Central.
For the financial year of 2023/2024 alone, the county will spend Ksh640 million to ensure that the boroughs are established and operational.
Despite the county having sub-county offices, Sakaja aims to use an extra Ksh850 million to buy five acres of land which will house the boroughs.
The offices will cost Ksh500 million to be constructed at the expense of taxpayers.
Notably, the Ksh500 million for the construction of the offices does not put into account fencing.
Fencing will cost ksh125 million and according to the budget estimates, the money will be used to construct a perimeter wall, a gate and a sentry house.
Despite the economic challenges facing the country, Nairobi County will spend Ksh1.4 billion on payment salaries for personnel working in the boroughs.
Another notable expense is that the county will use an extra Ksh166 million in five years to rebrand the borough units.
Sakaja noted that the boroughs would be key in his plan to ease service delivery and would work almost similarly to municipalities.
“To bring services closer to the people, I will decentralise Nairobi’s management further. I will create boroughs and appoint city managers for each to deal with the specific needs of every part of the city. Once Nairobi works Kenya works,” Sakaja had revealed while campaigning on May 11, 2022.
