The National Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee of Transport and Infrastructure, who is also Ndia MP George Kariuki, has announced plans for road and school reconstruction following the destruction occasioned by the heavy rains.
Kariuki has called on Kenyans to be patient and bear with the current situation, saying that immediately after the rainy season is over, reconstruction will be undertaken.
He stated that Mwea constituency faces 560 km of on-farm roads, affecting rice farms. Hence, the national government should assist farmers to reduce irrigation authority contributions, potentially outsourcing funds from the development fund.
Thus, ” National government has been providing fertilizer to rice farmers as a way to help them maximize profits, thus, if we minimize what the three thousand, we collect from rice farmers to one thousand we will have helped farmers. We call on leaders to work together and find a way farmers will benefit,” he said.
Furthermore, Kirinyaga Deputy Speaker and Muthiti member of the county assembly, Hon. Jenaro Jamumo, called on Kenyans to be cautious during this rainy season, saying it is high time for people to take their personal responsibility of protecting themselves before seeking assistance from the government.
For instance, a Member of the County Assembly for Tembere ward, Hon. Peter Karinga, has said the Kirinyaga County Government has shown support by providing some of the basic needs of the affected family. He has called for increments in the emergency fund in the next financial year.
At the same time, he called on both the national and county governments to provide funds to deploy doctors to deal with the expected outbreak of waterborne diseases.
By David Wandeto
