Kiambu County may have lost over Sh15 billion in the past decade of devolution due to successive administrations' failure to grant municipality status to deserving areas.
Despite having 12 constituencies and a population exceeding 3 million, the county has operated with only six municipalities-Thika, Ruiru, Kiambu, Karuri (in Kiambaa Constituency), Limuru, and Kikuyu.
Each municipality qualifies for at least Sh250 million annually under the World Bank's Kenya Urban Support Programme (KUSP) to fund infrastructure projects. "Had that happened, every one of the other six constituencies would have received Sh250 million annually for infrastructure projects, which is how a region grows.
But we missed the chance because someone did not see the need to," said Governor Kimani Wamatangi.
