Roads: Laikipia a destination to learn on operation of leased equipment

By The Mountain Journal in Laikipia

 In the past two months several counties have visited Laikipia to learn about management of leasing equipment programme.

 A programme that was launched by Governor Ndiritu Muriithi has attracted other counties that are sending their delegations to learning on management and the operation of the leasing programme.

 Governor Ndiritu Muriithi (left) with his deputy John Mwaniki (right)

 Already,  counties of  Kitui, Kakamega, Turkana, Uasin Gishu and Kiambu have visited  and learnt of the operations of the cost effective programme.

 A leased equipment at work in part of Laikipia

 Governor Muriithi said in the programme hundreds of kilometres of road have been worked on leading to the effective transportation of farm produce to the market.

“ I came  to actual the concept  based on effective service delivery and  reduced cost of  doing the best in murraming and grading of roads  in Laikipia,” said the Governor.

Governor Muriithi

 By the end of last year 395.65 kilometers of road had been graded, with another 132.6 kilometers graveled, in a  project coordinated by Eng Duncan Muturi.

   We learnt that in Umande ward which was among the areas with poor roads, under the programme 17 kilometres of roads have been improved as compared to five kilometres that had been attended to between 2013 and 2017.

Some of the security roads have been worked in Laikipia West region and have reduced rate of insecurity especially areas neighbouring Kuki Gallman Conservancy

  Laikipia County Secretary Karanja Njora said the programme has opened the interior parts, leading to increased business activities. 

The county Secretary said  more counties are willing to send their delegations to learn for benchmarking purposes.

“ There is a lot of work done and more to be done in the coming years to ensure we give our people the best,” said Njora, adding that others are visiting on their own  when touring  for other purposes.

 Njora said  the leasing programme is much cheaper than contracts.

“ The project done at sh1,5 million through a contract is done at between Sh300,000 and Sh600,000,” said Njora. In the programme,  the contractor  caters for the servicing of the equipment while the county caters for fuel.

Table below shows work is done through the leasing programme between November 4, 2019, and August 14, 2020

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