The Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary (OPCS) has begun Phase 2 of the verification and validation of selected high-impact national government projects and programs in the Nyanza and Western regions.
This exercise, which runs from October 28 to October 31, 2024, aims to ensure transparency, accountability, and effective service delivery.
The verification team, comprising OPCS, the Ministry of Interior and National Administration (MINA), and other government departments, will assess the status of projects such as the Edible Oil Value Chain Project, Cotton Production Expansion, Affordable Housing Units, Road Construction, and Agricultural Crop Insurance.
The Edible Oil Value Chain Project aims to boost edible oil production by producing 250,000 palm seedlings and 486 metric tons of sunflower seeds for farmers in various counties.
Additionally, the project focuses on expanding cotton acreage from 26,000 to 200,000 acres with the distribution of 42 MT of certified cotton seeds in several counties including Siaya, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Migori, Busia, and Bungoma.
The OPCS is reviewing affordable housing projects in Lumumba, Alego Usonga, and Mabera, as well as road infrastructure projects like the 25-kilometer Motemorabu-Suba-Kuria Nyangoge-Nyankore-Getonyanga-Masaba Road.
The National Government Coordination Secretariat (NGCS) announced that an exercise, supported by the Public Finance Management Reforms Secretariat (PFMR), began last month in the Eastern and Coastal regions and will continue with phases three and four in the Rift Valley, Nairobi, Central, and North Eastern regions.
“The verification and validation team will comprise OPCS, MINA, NGAO and MDAs,” NGCS stated
The National Commission for Social Development (NGCS) plans to conduct a verification exercise to identify issues and bottlenecks in various Kenyan projects, including improvements at Kisumu Airport, mineral resource development in Vihiga and Migori, and expansion of technical and vocational education centers.
The findings will be presented at the next NDIC meeting, scheduled for November 5, 2024, to ensure effective coordination of service delivery to the people of Kenya.
