The government has announced plans to operationalize all gazetted locations and sub-locations in Keiyo South Sub-County, in a move aimed at decentralizing services and enhancing access to government services at the grassroots level.
Speaking during a youth empowerment programme held in Emsea, Soy North Ward, Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said the government had taken note of residents’ concerns regarding the vast administrative units that have made service delivery difficult in some areas.
Murkomen said the operationalization of the newly gazetted administrative units would bring government services closer to the people and improve coordination of security and development programmes within the region.
“We have heard all your pleas for new locations and sub-locations, and we will operationalize them,” he said.
The CS noted that some of the existing administrative units in Keiyo South are geographically expansive, making it difficult for residents to efficiently access government services and for administrators to effectively coordinate public service delivery and internal security operations.
He further revealed that Soy North and Soy South wards would also undergo administrative division to ease management and improve accessibility of services to residents.
According to Murkomen, Chepkorio Ward is also set to be subdivided owing to its large size and growing population, which has continued to exert pressure on the existing administrative structure.
“The objective of the government is to ensure its citizens have access to services conveniently without travelling long distances. Strengthening local administration will also enhance public participation, security coordination and implementation of government programmes,” he said.
The CS observed that the establishment and operationalisation of additional locations and sub-locations would facilitate faster response to security matters, improve efficiency in the issuance of government services and enhance interaction between citizens and administrators.
Residents who attended the event welcomed the move, saying the creation of new administrative units would address long standing challenges associated with poor accessibility and delayed service delivery in remote areas of Keiyo South.
by Rennish Okong’o
