PUBLIC PARTICIPATION DEMYSTIFIED

Kisii county top  leaders from the two levels of government have demystified Public Participation(PP) sessions scheduled to commence in the area on November 7, 2022.

The  PP ,a constitutional requirement, demanded   that the electorate  gave their views to the authorities on the development they wanted  initiated.

Addressing grass root national administration, at Kenya Institute of  Highways Building  Technology(KIHBT),area County Commissioner(CC), Allan Machari urged residents to turn up at the sub locations level and  freely air their views.

He clarified the  PP hearings were meant to contribute towards  the County Integrated Development  Plan (CIDP) for use and benefit by the area residents.

But governor Simba Arati disclosed allocations from the National Treasury were inadequate to  fund development activities in the county.

A large percentage of the money was utilized in salaries and wages payment, adding he was committed to soliciting additional development funds  from other sources.

No allowances will be paid  to the participants  of the PP sessions, he said.

The Public participation hearings in the past had been marked with poor attendance, interference by busybodies or skipped, leaving a few individuals to decide the development needs  for majority residents.