Nakuru County government will partner with Kenye Defence Forces(KDF) towards completion of mega projects that had been stalled.
This was revealed on Tuesday during a fruitful meeting between Governor Susan Kihika and Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya at the Department of Defence Headquarters, Nairobi.
The partnership between Kenya Defence Forces and Nakuru County will focus on three county projects holding national strategic importance.
They include Trauma Centre at the Nakuru Teaching and Referral Hospital, Afraha Stadium and the Olenguruone Stadium.
“We agreed on the crucial preliminary details required for the KDF team to begin work on the completion of the Trauma Centre at the Nakuru Teaching and Referral Hospital, the Afraha Stadium in Nakuru City, and the Olenguruone Stadium in Kuresoi South Sub County, starting next month,” stated Kihika.
Kihika revealed that already teams have been tasked to expedite preliminary work to pave the way for construction to begin.
It should be noted that the three projects are at various stages of construction.
CS Soipan, who was flanked by Defence PS, Dr Patrick Mariru, assured that the military will move with speed, guided by the integrity and efficiency code, to ensure the projects are completed within the provided time limits.
Kihika assured the CS of Nakuru County commitment to the partnership with the military.
She also thanked President William Ruto for thinking outside the box to issue directives for the KDF to step in and help with the completion of the three strategic projects in Nakuru County.
The meeting was also attended by KDF Chief of Infrastructure, Brig. Titus Sokobe, Nakuru County Chief of Staff Peter Ketyenya, CECMs Roselyne Mungai (Health) and Josephine Achieng (Sports), Trade Chief Officer Ben Sang, and Nakuru City Manager Thabanja Gitau.