Development
A Non-Government Organization operating in Isiolo County; ‘Mercy Corps’ Coordinator, Mr. Mustafa Wachu, has challenged development partners to ensure they shared facts about their organizations with relevant authorities, before implementing development projects in the region, to avoid unnecessary conflict of interest and duplication of projects.
Wachu advised development actors with an intention of initiating development projects in the region, to notify relevant authorities before embarking on their activities, so as to avoid conflict of interests and duplication of work. Mr. Wachu made the remarks while presenting a five-year-plan on improvement of Rangelands in three Counties of Marsabit, Samburu and Isiolo.
He told the County Steering Group (CSG meeting) that brings together technical officers from the National and County Governments and Development Partners, that there was great need to have all projects register proposals, to work in the area with the CSG.
Members of Isiolo County Steering Group keenly listen to proceedings of the meeting
Mr. Wachu said that the Rangeland improvement project, would benefit herders by improving their fodder patterns in the region in an effort to reduce the frequent conflicts among the pastoralist communities during dry spell.
He said the project, funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherland (EKN), would strive to improve the natural ecosystem and help the local people to protect and maintain resources that would cushion them during the dry and rainy seasons.
The ‘Mercy Corps’ Coordinator challenged the development actors to stick to the County Development Integrated Plan (CDIP) so as to have controlled distribution of activities across the County to ensure all the areas in the county benefit.
The County CDIP addresses problems facing the local people at household level and ensure the projects are well embraced by the residents so as to be successful. Mr. Wachu added that Marsabit County has maintained its natural ecosystem by 60 percent closely followed by Samburu and Isiolo County at 20 percent each.