This archive report was first published on 10 July 2020.
July 10, 2020 - The Kenyan government has stepped up plans to ensure the timely kick-off of the National Hygiene Program (NHP), dubbed Kazi Mtaani, with a budget of Kshs 10 billion.
According to Charles Hinga, Principal Secretary of the State Department of Housing and Urban Development, an inter-ministerial team has developed grassroots work plans that will see more than 270,000 Kenyans absorbed in the national programme.
The second phase of the Kazi Mtaani program will feature a more robust corroborative framework at the county level, with the national government underwriting labour costs and county governments providing resources for the project's development.
Speaking on the second phase of the program, Hinga said that from eight counties, the initiative is expanding to all 47 counties and will employ workers primarily drawn from the informal settlements in urban and rural settings.
The programme rollout will be overseen by the County Implementation Committees (CICs) led by the respective County Commissioners, with County Secretaries as deputy chairs and County Directors of Housing serving as secretaries to the CICs.
“The national technical committee has prepared robust works plans that will see more than 270,000 Kenyans earning a Kshs 455 daily wage and engaged in more community and infrastructure development projects,” Hinga said.
