President William Ruto has today affirmed the government's commitment to establish about 16 modern markets in Siaya County.
While meeting leaders and business people from the county at State House, Nairobi, led by Governor James Orengo, Ruto assured the delegation of the government's commitment to development projects in the county and the country.
Ruto said the government will build 16 markets in the county at a cost of Sh2.5 billion, while Sh1.6 billion has been set aside for the last-mile electricity programme to connect 16,000 households.
He announced that the government will further invest Sh1 billion to develop blue economy infrastructure, including Usenge Pier and attendant port facilities at KSh600 million and a fish market at Sh400 million. "We are looking for another Sh500 million to enable us to connect another 5,000 households to electricity," Ruto said in a statement to Newsrooms.
