A pupil at Sacred Heart Primary School plays on top of one of the desks bought using CDF cash in Likoni constituency. Photo/Gideon Maundu
By SAMUEL SIRINGI ssiringi@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted Friday, December 2 2011 at 22:00
Posted Friday, December 2 2011 at 22:00
IN SUMMARY
- Allocation of Sh100m extra for each area based on the disputed 2009 census results
Eight districts will receive a larger share of the constituency development cash when the next Sh3 billion is shared out.
Planning Minister Wycliffe Oparanya said some districts in northern Kenya will receive up to Sh100 million because the allocation was based on the inconclusive 2009 census results.
“We wanted to use accurate figures based on projections as we awaited results of a repeat census but that failed,” Mr Oparanya said.
The government initially cancelled the results on the grounds they were exaggerated and ordered a repeat but local leaders challenged the decision in court.
The districts are Mandera Central, Wajir East, Lagdera, Mandera East and Mandera West, Turkana Central, Turkana North and Turkana South.
Mr Oparanya said that an analysis shortly after the census showed that the rate of population increase was far higher than expected.
The results showed that Lagdera has 245,123 people, Wajir East 224,418, Mandera Central 417,294, Mandera East 288,687 and Mandera West 319,772.
Turkana Central had 254,606, Turkana North 374,414 and Turkana South 226,379.
Water and pasture
The repeat census, Mr Oparanya said, was important because it would guide the government in planning development.
About Sh400 million had been set aside for the repeat census.
Mr Oparanya told the Saturday Nation that plans to have the census repeated early this year were dashed after most villagers migrated in search of water and pasture during the drought.
The census was suspended indefinitely pending a court ruling on the case filed by the local people opposed to a repeat.
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