Jomvu Member of Parliament Badi Twalib has assured residents in informal settlements in the constituency of his commitment to lobby for funds to construct access roads.
MP Twalib said during an inspection of roads and drainage works in Owino Uhuru village tucked between factories. He vowed to put his best foot forward and look for funds from the government and private companies to construct access roads.
The MP opened a 400-meter cabro paved road constructed by the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) in Obion Uhuru before the onset of the October-November-December rains.
The road would bring a new lease of life to the area which according to the MP since independence had lagged in government development projects but since he was elected he has ensured the area has cabro roads.
“As a member of the National Assembly Departmental Committee of Transport, I strived and got funding to construct a murram road of 1.2 kilometres from Owino Uhuru connecting to the Allidina area,” said the MP
“I believe in two years the road will give impetus to the construction of apartments,” he added.
The road starts at the corrugated factory belonging to the late Mombasa businessman and philanthropist par excellence Hasmukh Patel who died two weeks ago. To appreciate his significant contributions to Port City, the road was named after him.
“This road is christened Hasmukh Patel access road, Owino-Uhuru so that we can honour him. I will take responsibility as MP to talk with them to finish the remaining 1.2 KM through their Corporate Social Responsibility programs,” stated the MP.
The access road, he noted has led to expansion of businesses, and residents can go to worship.
“Business has been revamped and supplies can come on time. No past MP has succeeded in opening up this area like I have done,” said Twalib, adding that the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) will allocate more funds for road construction.
Boda Boda Operators lauded the MP for the road saying it will ease accessibility in the informal settlement. They want the completion of the remaining 1.2km to be hasten in phase two.
“Now we can even ferry patients to hospitals before when it rained we were not able to access the low-lying areas,” said Mark Otieno, a Boda Boda Operator.
Another Operator Godfrey Opiyo, said the road is a relief as they were using a lot of money to service their motorcycles when the road was in a deplorable state.
He added that the road will improve security in the locality as they are the first responders to distress calls because of their ability to access remote areas.
By Sadik Hassan
