Meru’s five-year-plan short of Sh223 billion
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- The governor who had just returned from a US visit said his government would engage in aggressive strategies to mobilise additional funding to implement the projects.
The county government faces a deficit of Sh223 billion to implement its ambitious five-year development plan.
The County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP 2013-2017) launched by Governor Peter Munya will be implemented at a cost of Sh252 billion but the devolved unit only expects Sh29 billion allocation from the national government in the same period.
“This means that to fund all the projects, the county would have to mobilise Sh223,589.829 million over the five years. The highest expenditure is expected to be in 2015/2016,” says the plan.
The plan, prepared through the support of US Agency for International Development (Usaid), was debated and passed by the County Assembly. This makes it a legally binding document that will guide planning and implementation of all projects and programmes in the area.
Mr Munya said on Saturday that through the implementation of the plan, his government hoped to build a united, prosperous and green model county.
Mobilise additional funding
The governor who had just returned from a US visit said his government would engage in aggressive strategies to mobilise additional funding to implement the projects.
“It is obvious that we have a huge financial gap which we will attempt to fill with the support of our partners and other stakeholders,” Mr Munya added.
He said the county government would embark on continuous participatory monitoring and evaluation in order to implement the project.
“This will ensure we continuously track progress during the implementation of the CIDP,” he said.
He added that any deviations and corrective actions would quickly be dealt with to ensure the programmes are implemented within the stipulated period.
Mr Munya announced that county workers would sign performance contracts from next week.
