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Wamatangi: How Kiambu lost Sh15b for failing to create new municipalities

Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi when appeared before the Senate CPAC committee at the Bunge Towers, Nairobi, July 29th, 2024 [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

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.

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