Residents of Narok county validate the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) 2023-2027.

Narok Thursday June 15, 2023,

KNA by Ann Salaton

Narok residents came in large numbers to validate the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP), ahead of its approval by the County Assembly.

The county government chief of staff Francis Wanyeki said the forum aimed to verify the views of the wananchi on the CIDP (2023-2027) so as the plan can go to the last stage which is approval stage.

“Today we are conducting this process so as to verify the views that the wananchi gave on the CIDP in readiness for the final stage of approval by the county assembly” said Wanyeki.

Mr Wanyeki added that the CIDP is a guiding document for the formation of a county finance bill, which is a requirement by the constitution.

He further reiterated that the county had identified a resource gap which requires support from development partners and called on non-governmental organizations that wish to see proposals they had given captured to commit resources on the same.

Wanyeki added that this year’s plan is unique to other years due to a high number of participants with over 150 people participating in the event.

“Today’s event is unique to other years owing to the high attendance and the caliber of people present ranging from the normal wananchi to very senior officials from different organisation” added Wanyeki.

National coordinator of Urai trust Ramathan Shaaban said that the forum is very important to the wananchi as the county development is anchored on the CIDP.

He added that the participation of the residents in such an event will help the county to establish a plan that is community-based owing to the views of the people at the ground.

“I feel the county government will be able to achieve their goals as long as they have a concrete plan and stick to it,” said Shaaban.

Mary Wambui, a business woman in Narok’s Muthurua market said the plan has a number of benefits to the traders as it captures on building markets and improving the already existing markets.

“I support this plan since it looks at the rights of the trades in the county and if implemented, we will be grateful to the governor,” she said.

Courtesy ; K. N. A