Infrastructural Development That Mwai Kibaki Achieved In Kenya
Among the things that the late president Mwai Kibaki has been lauded for was his commitment to ensuring the establishment of infrastructural development in...
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Kenya’s third president Mwai Kibaki passed on last Friday after a long illness.
Ahead of his funeral on Friday, 29th, Kenyans have been expressing their sentiments over his 10-year tenure from 2003 to 2013 when he handed power to President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Among the things that the late president has been lauded for was his commitment to ensuring the establishment of infrastructural development in the country.
The late president kept his promise to the nation. During his inaugural speech in 2003, Kibaki noted: “The economy, which you all know has been under-performing since the last decade, is going to be my priority."
He also promised that the Government under his leadership would put in place policies geared toward economic reconstruction, employment creation, and rehabilitation of collapsed infrastructure.
Indeed he did. Among the things Kenyans have repeatedly expressed on social media as the things, they will remember him for are economic and infrastructural development.
In fact, the day following his demise, The Standard, one of Kenya’s leading newspapers referred him as “Kenya’s Best CEO.”
Here are two developments that he saw through, during his tenure:
Thika Superhighway
The construction of the Thika Superhighway has been referred to as East and Central Africa’s mega-project which took four years to be completed. Its construction began in 2009 and ended in 2012.
The late Kibaki oversaw the construction of the 50.4 kilometers in three phases: Uhuru Highway to Muthaiga Roundabout; Muthaiga Roundabout to Kenyatta University, and; Kenyatta University to Thika Town.
Its construction, which was undertaken by China Wu Yi, Sinohydro, and Sheng Li companies, cost Ksh31 billion.
Constituency Development Fund (CDF)
Upon his election in 2003, President Kibaki introduced the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).
CDF as it’s mostly called was designed to support constituency-level grass-root development projects. The fund was aimed to achieve equitable distribution of development resources across regions and control imbalances in regional development brought about by partisan politics.
The fund was later renamed National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF).
Through the CDF, borehole digging and water projects across the country were initiated, while the health and education facilities across the country grew. CDF was the first step toward devolution
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