The World Bank has approved a credit facility of $100 million to improve service delivery in Kenya’s municipalities.
The International Development Association (IDA) credit for the Kenya Municipal Program approved by the Bank’s Board of Executive Directors will focus on strengthening local governance, institutions, and physical infrastructure, with the ultimate objective of improving service delivery to Kenyans in the 15 largest municipalities.
“It will also improve the viability of the five largest cities and all provincial capitals. Kenya’s municipalities are critical to economic growth and regional equity but are operating far below their potential, due to infrastructure bottlenecks, weak finances, and poor management,” said Johannes Zutt, the Country Director for Kenya in Nairobi on Tuesday.
The Municipal Program will support Kenya’s Vision 2030, which identifies urbanization as one of the key development challenges, and will deepen the reforms that the government has undertaken since 1996 to strengthen accountability by local authorities.
It will also strengthen the capacity of municipalities to cope with the rising demand for quality services arising from the rapid increase in urban population.
Source African Press Agency
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