Kiambu Members of Parliament are now calling for the county's recognition as a standalone region separate from the Mount Kenya regional bloc. In a press briefing on Wednesday, August 6, the lawmakers, including Gatundu North MP, Elijah Kururia, claimed that the high number of voters in the county makes them eligible to be recognised as a standalone region.
According to the MP, the move will enable the leaders to call for more economic and infrastructural developments from the national government and also push for more representation in the executive and other senior government positions. "We have so many votes in Kiambu county, because we have 1.4 million voters, which is more than Nyeri, Murang'a, and Laikipia all together, we don't want when the President comes to Mount Kenya for him to say that he is going to Kiambu," Kururia said. Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi addressing congregants at PCEA St Paul Nderi in Sigona Ward, Kikuyu Sub-County, on Sunday, April 13.
Photo Wamatangi, Facebook "Kiambu County, we want to stand as a region because we want our developments, Cabinet Secretary, Principal Secretaries, and our own money, separate from other Mount Kenya Region counties," he added.
The rapid social and economic expansion of the county, which they claim is the second largest in the country, deserves special recognition from the national government, separate from other counties, according to the MPs. "If you look at how money is being divided, Nairobi gets the largest portion because of the needs there, but Kiambu should now be the second county receiving more funds because we need the infrastructure to support people who live here," Said Gatundu South MP Gabriel Njoroge.
