Deputy President William Ruto greets Nyali MP Mohamed Ali ahead of the Pastoralists Parliamentary Group meeting in Nyali. Photo by the-star.co.ke.
Deputy President William Ruto has asked leaders from arid and semi-arid areas to make use of devolution resources to improve the lives of their people.
Speaking in Nyali on Sunday during the Pastoralists Parliamentary Group (PPG) meeting, Deputy President said that out of the 10 counties that receive the largest share of devolution funds, seven are from the pastoralist’s communities.
“The benefits of devolution in our counties can only be realized if we manage the resources allocated to us well. This can be done if we work together as a team and ensure that resources are well utilized,” Ruto said as quoted by the Star.
He urged leaders from those areas to ensure that children are not denied the right to go school and that the government will ensure that each child from the pastoralist community goes to school.
“What is clear is that those children who are not in school are those from pastoral communities. We must not deny our children the right to go to school. We must be forthright about such issues,” Ruto said.
“We want to bring together all children from pastoral communities to be in one area so that their parents can regard each other as brothers thus eliminating insecurity.”
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