Eldoret moved a step closer to becoming a city following the signing of a municipality charter that establishes a board to run the town.
Governor Jackson Mandago signed the charter yesterday to ensure compliance with conditions set out in law.The charter is in line with the Urban Areas and Cities Act that sets out the criteria for a town to acquire city status.Under the charter, a board will be established to ensure provision of services to residents and follow up on implementation and compliance with policies by both national and county governments.
The board will also ensure participation of residents in decision-making as well as in the town’s activities and programmes.This means that the board will set up structures to comply with the Act which specifies conditions for towns to be granted city status.
The county is expected to gazette the charter this week to give room for the creation of the board.
According to the Lands executive, the county is expecting funding from the World Bank, which is willing to finance projects to assist it attain city status.
[Article source: The Standard, by Silah Koskei]
