Leaders in Kisii and Nyamira Counties have reached an agreement on the management of the disputed Keroka Town.
The agreement was reached during a day long meeting chaired by Kisii County Senator Chris Obure and attended by Governors James Ongwae (Kisii) and John Nyagarama(Nyamira) at a Nairobi Hotel.
This brings t an end uncertainty and misunderstanding among residents on the exact bounderies of the town paving way for its development.
The leaders resolved to put in place a joint management committee to administer the town. The committee will be comprised of a chairman, vice chairman and five mebers, two of whom should be of either gender.
The committee will report to Nyamira COunty Governor who will share regular reports with his Kisii Counterpart but the two governors will appoint an administrator and his deputy.
Nyamira County senator Kennedy Mong'are, MPs Timothy Bosire (Kitutu Masaba) and Elijah Moindi (Nyaribari Masaba) and Executive Committee Members in charge of administration, environment, land,physical planning and finance attended the meeting.
"Having deliberated and considered the conclusions and recommendations of the joint report of the technical working committee on administration and development of Keroka town, we the undersigned elected leaders in Kisii and Nyamira Counties have reached a number of resolutions", read in part a statement released by the team.
The leaders said they recognized that there was no boundary dispute relating to Keroka Town between the two counties as the conventional boundaries are well known and understood.
"As a leadership, we recognize that there is urgent need to offer services in an orderly, timely as well as in a harmonized and well structured manner. In order to achieve this, the leadership recognizes the need to put in place a committee to manage the town and offer services", the statement added.
Services to be offered include street lighting, abattoirs, solid waste management, storm drainage, childcare facilities, pre-primary education, and management of markets, human recources management, inspection and enforcement.
The town has in the past one year, been at the centre of a protracted boundary row pitting the two counties against each other with each claiming a foothold.
