By The Mountain Journal
Laikipia will get Sh5.1b of the Sh409.9 billion equitable share that will come to counties.
It will be a relief to the counties after eight years of struggling with the little allocation that has failed to meet the devolved demands.
Chairman of the Finance, Planning and Economic Affairs Committee, at Council of Governor Ndiritu Muriithi, said he was involved in the negotiations that saw the counties benefitting in a meeting attended by Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) and National Treasury.
Photo/Laikipia Governor
The purpose of the meeting was to adopt a non-contested position ahead of the Inter-Governmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC) meeting chaired by Deputy President William Ruto.
“…for the first time in many years, the key players, Commission on Revenue Allocation, Council of Governors, and National Treasury went to IBEC having agreed on the equitable share to counties of Sh370 billion for the FY 2021/22,” Governor Muriithi.
Back in the villages, the governor said there will be more developments to match with the increased allocations as health, road, sports, and education programms will be facilitated to be the best in service delivery.
In addition to the equitable share, counties will receive conditional grants amounting to Ksh39.9 billion, bringing the total allocation for FY 2021/22 to Ksh409.9 billion.
From the amount, Laikipia will get almost a billion more than what it will receive this financial year. Other counties will also get more than what they received in the past meaning more development for the regions.
Laikipia could get Ksh4.1 billion if the proposed Constitutional amendment that gives counties 35percent of shareable revenue goes through. For many months last year,
At the same same time, the county government has put up measures to curb the spread of desert locusts that have been heavily affected by the migrating swarms through the adoption of a mobile phone App.
The App, E-locust 3m, helps in the easier location of locusts and calls for quick response for officers to take appropriate action.
When using the app, the users can give a description and type of the locusts in an area and also describe the area they have covered.
The app is user-friendly hence can be used by anyone easily. Once an area has been affected it has to be treated. “Aerial spray is the most effective one as it easily covers a large area of swamps. In areas with animals and a human life we prefer motorized vehicles to avoid the chemicals from causing harm,” confirms Virginia Nyaguthii County Director Amaya Triangle Initiative.
To achieve this, the government has trained 200 people to help in the control measures.
The 200 are drawn from ward levels and will be in contact with officers at the county level in both county and national government to coordinate the fight against the invasion.
To coordinate and discuss the preparation of the whole country to avert the invasion of the desert locust, the Ministry of Agriculture held a meeting on February 8 In Nairobi which was attended by Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya.
Farmers and pastoralists are the worse hit when locusts invade a region.
The most affected areas affected include Ilgwesi, Ole Naishu, Leshau, Sosian, and Salama. You can reach our news desk on
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