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Bungoma town eyes city status by 2022

An aerial view of Bungoma town as at July 2019. [Micah Sali, Standard]

The county government has started an ambitious plan of developing the infrastructure of Bungoma town so that it can attain city status by 2022.

Lands, Housing and Urban Planning Executive Bramwel Murgor said they had received a Sh340 million grant from the World Bank for an urban support development programme, to improve roads and water connectivity in Bungoma municipality.

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