It is good news for Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru after a municipality in Kirinyaga County was selected for funding under the Sustainable Urban Economic Development (SUED) Programme supported by the UK government.
Announcing the news via her social media on Friday, Governor Waiguru was elated that Kerugoya Kutus Municipality had been selected out of 53 applications to receive the Ksh6.825 Billion funding.
“Excited to be selected amongst 10 out of 53 applications, who will receive funding for urban upgrading of our municipalities. This funding is specifically for Kerugoya Kutus municipality. Thank you,” she tweeted.
The application was made by Anthony Waweru Gathumbi, Chief Officer, Land, Housing and Urban Development for the municipality to be considered for the funding.
“An independent Selection Panel chaired by DFID reviewed the applications. With reference to your proposal submitted on 10th December 2018, we are delighted to inform you that Kerugoya has been selected as one of the ten municipalities to benefit for the SUED programme,” the response from the body read in part.
SUED is a five-year programme supported by the British Government through the Department for International Development (DFID) and the UK aid.
The programme aims to support up to 10 fast-growing municipalities to develop sustainable urban economic plans and attract investment for critical infrastructure and value chain projects.
The programme is working closely with the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development as well as the Council of Governors to implement the programme.
Under the programme, selected municipalities will receive urban economic planners to help develop integrated and sustainable plans to spur inclusive growth hubs of the future.
The body will also provide investment climate advisers to help remove policy and regulatory constraints to private sector-led urban growth and investment experts to help develop and implement investment promotion strategies to draw in investment (including PPPs) to fund commercially bankable climate-resilient infrastructure and value chain projects identified in their urban economic plans.