Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson has called for the addition of more constituencies in Nairobi County.
The Governor claimed that the capital city with a total of 4.4M people has a shortage of constituencies, saying that the increasing population overwhelms the 17 available constituencies.
Sakaja spoke on Thursday while unveiling a newly constructed ECD block in Kayole Central Ward, Embakasi Central.
He protested over the inequitable allocation of bursary and Constituencies Development Funds (CDF) for public primary schools in Nairobi as compared to constituencies in other counterpart counties with less population.
"One constituency cannot have over 200,000 people getting CDF and bursary equal to constituencies in other underpopulated counties. In Nairobi we are giving our children Sh5,000 for bursary while other counties are dashing out sh100,000," Sakaja said.
"Nairobi needs another 16 constituencies, that is why I have asked the National Assembly Education Budget Committee to factor it" added Sakaja.
He also revealed that in less than one year, Nairobi County has managed to disburse a total of sh1.025B for bursary.
The county disbursed sh5M for bursary in the first and second terms and plans to add sh2M for the third term.
Other leaders present were area MCA Jeremiah Themendu, Nairobi County Assembly Minority Leader Anthony Kiragu, Kayole North MCA Wachira wa Iria, Matopeni Spring Valley MCA James Koria, Kayole South MCA Colins Ogenga, as well as MCAs from other sub-counties.
