The community in Mataara will soon benefit from a modern market.
This is a programme that has been set to steer development in the area as well as improving the livelihoods of residents through commercial activities.
The market which will be complete in two months will come along with expansion and modernised fencing of the marketing area, eviction of kiosk traders operating on the road side as well as maintenance on Mataara-Gakoe road.
This will be the first time in history of Mataara to have access to a market despite the place being rich in all subsistence crops.
This was announced on Thursday in an identification card registration campaign by area chief and his assistants.
Speaking from the shopping centre, Joseph Munene Wanyoike, the area chief urged the residents to massively apply for national identification documents for a chance to vote come 2017. Wanyoike urged area youths to be in the forefront in identity card applications revealing that most of them were repulsed from police recruitment due to lack of necessary documents.
The chief urged 2017 campaigners to exercise mature and development oriented campaigns and to avoid luring the youths into rogue political interests.
He lauded Mataara community for maintaining peace despite the absence of police officers and assistant chief in the area. Mataara AP post which was built by Gatundu North CDF has since 2012 been vacant of police officers.
He underscored the government’s commitment to improving lives by providing social amenities.
“The government under the leadership of Uhuru is committed to facilitating all-rounded growth to Kenyans by offering social amenities. We now have a market that will be built in a modern way to suit the interests of all,” he said.
He observed that Mataara sub location in Gituamba ward was leading in peace and urged residents to uphold the values of nation building.
Mataara residents have in the past been lamenting discrimination in development activities, poor roads and access to mobile government services.
The market will be valuable to Mataara residents who were advised to venture in business as another way of making an extra coin especially after unpredictable tea markets, a cash crop the residents here rely on for survival.