[Photo Caption: National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale speaks at Nyali Sun Africa Beach Resort in Mombasa. He says North Eastern in not marginalized. Photo/nation.co.ke]
National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale has dismissed claims made by some leaders that the Jubilee government has done nothing in North Eastern in terms of development.
Mr Duale said since the Jubilee government took office much has been achieved in terms of developments in the Northern region which was among the historically marginalized regions in the country.
The Garissa Township MP said some of the projects the government has implemented in the pastoral areas include the Isiolo-Marsabit highway and Garissa-Modogashe-Wajir highway which is under construction.
Speaking at Nyali Sun Africa Beach Hotel in Mombasa during a pastoralists parliamentary group meeting, Mr Duale said the Jubilee administration had delivered on its promises.
“Devolution has solved the narrative of marginalization. Pastoralists cannot talk of marginalisation whereas the government spent Sh200 billion for development in the last five years,” said Mr Duale.
The majority leader further said that the government has also ensured that schools and household in the county especially in rural areas have electric power connection.
“Power supply from the national grid has reached Garissa while the government has also assisted the Garissa University project, schools and health centres which were built through CDF,” he added.