Murang'a : Municipal Board get responsibilities

Municipality of Murang’a has got additional responsibilities from the  County Government.

Governor Mwangi wa Iria has transferred 23 functions to the municipality in addition to releasing technical staff  to handle the task.

In the latest, Kenya Gazette Notice ordered the County Public Service Board Chaired by Ms Catherine Kamau to transfer or second the technical staff to the Municipal Board to perform the duties.
 Among the functions transferred from the county government are refuse collection, solid waste management,  enforcement of the municipal by-laws, construction of roads in the town and those leading to the estates.  

The Board will be responsible for the collection of levies, taxes, and maintenance of parking bays and control of the management of hawking activities in the town.
 Mercy Nyambura Maina, a trader  welcomed the transfer of functions to the board, saying  the critical issue will be on how to handle  and control the hawkers who have flooded the town.
 She explained that refuse collection has been a major challenge, as the county government had failed to  handle it despite contracting a private company

“ There is a need to arrest the situation  as refuse and hawking have been a major problem," she said.
The governor ordered County Finance and Planning Executive Mr David Waweru  to make arrangements  and channel resources   for the transferred functions.
The Board chaired by Benson  Githinji Mwangi  in collaboration  with the World Bank-funded through Kenya Urban Support Programme (KUSP) has implemented several development projects in the past one year.
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