3 Counties; Turkana, Marsabit and Garissa are set to benefit from a Sh 10bn World Bank development program. Devolution CS Eugene Wamalwa made the announcement and said that the project target communities hosting the refugees.
The CS revealed the report while issuing Sh 78 million Cheques to 156 People Living with Disabilities, Youth and Women groups in Kakuma ward Devolution. The disbursement is part of the Sh 10bn program. The projects under the program will be carried through the Kenya Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project (KDRDIP), a National Government body supported by the World Bank. Garissa will receive Sh4.2bn, Wajir Sh 2bn while Turkana Sh 3.1bn.
Economic opportunities
Among the projects set to be implemented include; construction of peace Dams in Kasses West Pokot County, Urum Dam in Turkana County and Forole Dam in Marsabit County. Upon completion, the program is expected to improve access to improve access to social services expand economic opportunities and enhance environmental management for host and displaced communities. It will also reduce cross border conflicts and increase cross border interaction through trade.
The CS said apart from improving the economic welfare of Kakuma residents the project will also focus on provision of better health care services at the Kakuma sub county hospital that has received 56 million shillings to construct staff quoters, construction and equipping of new laboratory, construction of a new maternity ward and fencing of the facility.
