Nakuru residents differ with Gitau Thabanja on city's growth
A section of Kenyatta Avenue in Nakuru City.
Nakuru City Manager, Mr Gitau Thabanja sat confidently in a local TV station yesterday, ready to discuss the city’s progress.
“The government has been doing anything to give Nakuru the face of a city, since 1st December 2021, when Nakuru was upgraded to city status,” he declared, emphasizing the government’s dedication to give Nakuru a modern cityscape.
As the interview unfolded, he highlighted that the current county administration is focused on completing stalled projects, as well as initiate other projects.
Nakuru City's Manager Gitau Thabanja.
Throughout the interview, the City manager emphasized the collaborative efforts between government and the community, fostering a sense of pride and ownership in Nakuru’s development.
His sentiments however did not sit well with some of the residents I got a chance to interview.
Joyce Wanjiru says, “There is nothing the government is doing when it comes to infrastructure, since there is no better infrastructure than modifying the state of hospitals.”
According to Ms Wanjiru, she visits the Nakuru level five Hospital every Wednesday and is not impressed with its staff from the reception to the wards, as she blames the government for sitting down and doing nothing but watch residents' health be at risk.
Asked about the roads she says, “There are parts in Nakuru that have never been tarmacked.”
Jayred Mayuku backs up Wanjiru as he notes that it is unfortunate the City Manager had to proudly talk of infrastructure, while Zakayo, Eldoret estate has no road, and to make it worse, there are no street
lights on that road despite it having a police station.
Mr Mayuku discloses, “Well at least for the drainage part, there is some effort as garbage is taken out and the drainage openings that were on the pathways in the city centre have been covered.”
Mr Mayuku concludes that its high time the government stops promising its residents and actually start doing, as residents are more woke.
He strongly disagrees with Mr Thabanja’s optimism saying the county administration will not be able to start any new project since completion of Afraha stadium has stalled for years.
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