Nakuru residents have okayed the Nakuru Municipality to become Kenya’s fourth city.
At the same time, Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui has hinted of the expansion of the city-to-be boundaries to include adjacent estates.
Speaking on Tuesday when he received a public participation report on the envisaged city status, Kinyanjui highlighted that estates like Kiamunyi, Lanet and Mawanga would ultimately benefit from the development funding set aside for Nakuru City.
The City status ad-hoc committee chairman John Kitilit said; “Majority of Nakuru residents are ready for the City status, but wary of increased levies and taxes."
He added that residents, among them politicians, were sceptical on the conferment citing infrastructural unpreparedness.
On his part, Nakuru Municipality chairman Lawrence Karanja refuted claims of an arbitrary increase in taxes and the rising cost of living once Nakuru attains the city status.
He said a variation in the charges must be approved by the County Assembly of Nakuru before taking effect.
The County Executive is now expected to present the finding to the local Assembly for a debate before handing it to the Senate.
In September 2017, the Cabinet approved the elevation of Nakuru and Eldoret municipalities to cities.
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