The National Council for Population and Development (NCPD) has held a workshop in Meru County, to disseminate the sessional paper No.1 of 2023 on national population policy for sustainable development.
Speaking during the official opening of the workshop, Meru County Commissioner, Jacob Ouma, said population was key to any government as it helps it to plan on development agenda, and therefore Kenyans should take such issues with seriousness they deserve.
He said the government uses the number of people in a given area to distribute its resources and therefore management of population is a vital component in terms of development of a given area. "Population gives us a picture and to plan and strategies to serve our people.
As a result, one cannot separate development from population and therefore this workshop is key to the residents of Meru County and Kenya at large," said Mr Ouma.
