Shabab ward MCA David Waithiai installs street lights two months after Mtaa Wangu, Bwana MCA exposé
A 30-metre mast light near the market in Shabab, Nakuru.
There is something different about Shabab Estate that everyone is taking notice of.
And it has nothing to do with how lively and active the estate usually is - priding itself on having the best mechanics in the city, being the estate with the oldest matatus and most student hostels.
But Shabab residents now no longer have to worry about walking at night, thanks to the construction of street lights.
This comes two months after Mtaa Wangu visited Shabab Estate and spoke to some of the residents about the issues they wanted their Member of the County Assembly (MCA), David Waithiai, to address.
One factor that stood out for most of the residents was the issue of street lighting.
They claimed that the fact that a big part of the estate was in darkness was a major contributor to the high crime rate in the area.
Mtaa Wangu did a spot check in the area late last week and found that some parts had already been fitted with street lights, so we got in touch with the MCA to find out what the current situation is with regard to the issues raised.
Mr Waithiai says they are currently halfway through replacing the street lights that are not working.
"In the last public participation we had allocated funds for the repair and maintenance of our street lights and the contractor did his part in delivering the lights and now the county government is taking over the project of replacing the lights that are not working," he said.
The process is almost complete in Kenlands, at the moment only ten per cent of the work remains, citing areas such as Jua Lako that have been repaired and now they will move on to areas around the Mosque and Githima.
"We have started by replacing the 30-metre mast light near the market and we are looking to replace the one at Holy Cross as we move towards the chief's office and we are working with Kenya Power Lighting Company to replace and repair the 21 lights in the stretch near Muslim Primary," he says.
He concludes by saying that by the time he is done with this project, they will have lit up close to 90 per cent of the estate.
"As for other projects such as drains, we had allocated about two million shillings in the last public participation and as of now, we are in the process of unblocking the drains and we are about 80 per cent complete. Finally, my message to the people of Shabab Ward is that I intend to deliver on the promises I made to the people during the campaigns," said Mr Waithiai.