Residents of Uplands and Nyambare in Lari sub County are complaining over the poor state of the roads in the area and want the Kiambu government to intervene and have them repaired.
The locals, mostly traders and bodaboda operators say that poor state of roads is hampering their activities.
Speaking to this writer on Monday, the locals accused the Kiambu government of neglecting the area in terms of road repairs and other infrastructure development.
“The Kiambu government has sidelined this area in terms of road renovations, our roads and drainage systems are in poor state,” complained Samuel Kariuki, a bodaboda operator at Uplands trading centre.
The bodaboda operator claimed that roads are rendered impassable during rain period and dusty during dry periods.
Mercy Mburu, a resident and business woman at Nyambare trading centre said that right now roads are dusty, exposing them to respiratory diseases.
“We have been urging the county government (Kiambu) to renovate our roads but nothing has been forthcoming,” said Mburu.
Mburu added that poor state of roads has seen the areas lag behind in terms of development.
The locals are now appealing to the area lawmaker Mburu Kahangara to intervene and immediately order for repair of roads in the areas.
Reacting to the locals claims on phone, the area MP said that the county government of Kiambu had started road renovations in the sub county.
“I can assure that road renovations will be done across the sub county and that the government has not neglected this area in terms of infrastructure development,” said the MP.
Kiambu county executive for Roads and Transport Engineer Njeri Gatabaki says that adequate funds have been factored in the 2016/2017 budget to road and infrastructure development.