Governors especially in the Arid and Semi Arid areas have been urged to ensure that resources allocated to them are used to improve the livelihood of residents in their counties.
Speaking in Garissa County, the Chair of the National Assembly Parliamentary Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunities, Maina Kamanda said that governors should ensure that they don’t starve their regions of development.
Mr Kamanda said some of the conflicts being witnessed in some areas revolve around perceived unfair distribution of resources allocated to the counties.
He said that effective and equitable distribution of resources across the counties is vital to stability to avoid communal conflicts.
Mr Kamanda further challenged the governors to utilize the limited resources allocated to their counties to turn the aspirations of devolution into reality.
“Conflicts have in the past arisen because certain communities feel sidelined by their respective County governments with the most affected areas being Arid and Semi Arid areas where competition for resources sometimes leads to bloody conflicts.”
“Some of these conflicts can be avoided if the governors take a bold step to ensure that resources allocated to them are equitably distributed across the County irrespective of whether the communities voted for them or not,” said the chairman.
Mr Kamanda also said that counties should through their integrated development plans seek for the opinion of all citizens who would not only suggest projects but prioritize them.