Narok County government has purchased 15 Isuzu D-Max double cab pickups to enhance service delivery in the vast county.
Speaking during the handing over of the first five vehicles by the Isuzu East Africa, the area Deputy Governor Evalyn Aruasa said the purchase is in line with the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) to deliver services to all the residents.
“Our county is huge, running from the Tanzania border to Nakuru and borders Kisii and Kajiado counties. With the purchase of the vehicles, the officers in various devolved departments can deliver services efficiently to wananchi,”she said.
With the new vehicles, Aruasa said the county government will deliver on all the remaining promises they made to the residents before they were elected in office in their second term in the year 2017.
“The new vehicles will be given to the executive members and the old ones will be serviced and allocated to other officers in the department,” she said.
She confessed that the greatest hurdle the county government faced since its inception in the year 2013 was the transport challenge owing to the fact that the county was vast and had poor infrastructure.
“Maintenance and access to all corners of this county was a very big challenge. Ordinary small vehicles cannot effectively manage to navigate the rough terrains across the county,” said the deputy governor.
She added that in addition to the vehicles, they have committed to offer refresher classes to all county drivers so that they can maintain the vehicles to serve the members of the public for a longer period.
Isuzu East Africa Sales General Manager Kipkosgei Shollei said the company is committed to giving efficient and reliable services to their customers.
“We commit to reliable after sales service, and skills transfer through training of local technicians in the county. We are confident that the vehicles will enhance efficient service delivery to Narok residents and contribute to the effective implementation of county projects,” said Shollei.
He said each of the vehicles cost Sh 4.4 Million.
By Lavera Ndanunga
