Kisumu Governor Prof.Anyang’ Nyong’o has given his assurance that the Mowlem-Nyamasaria Bus stage is not intended to replace the terminus along Jommo Kenyatta Highway.
“The Bus Stage is complete and we are waiting the conclusion of the ongoing court case before it is commisioned because as a County we respect the rule of Law”he added
Speaking during the official opening of Baby Pendo Botanical Garden and the ground breaking ceremony for Non-Motorised Transport Phase 3A at Baby Pendo Botanical Park,Nyong’o further said that it will be a subsidiary facility designed to complement the existing terminus improve traffic management and accomodate the growth of the City as modern cities operate through integrated transport systems and not isolated facilities.
He thanked the World Bank and the State Department for Housing and Urban Development for their continued partnership in attaining urban development for the County’s citizenry.
He also commended Charles Hinga the Principal Secretary for Housing and Urban Development for Co-chairing the KUSP 2 Committee and for providing steady leadership in resource allocation and programed oversight and also acknowledged County’s CECM for Housing Dr.Konyango who has ensured continued implementation of the programme.
“Some ask why we continue investing in Parks ,trees and public spaces when there are many competing demands ,the answer is that this is not an alternative to development ,but development itself as Cities that cannot provide clean air ,manage flooding or offer safe public spaces eventually become expensive places in which to live and difficult places in which to invest as trees reduce heat,green spaces absorb storm water and safe streets support commerce and also public spaces strengthen social life” he further said.
Nyong’o further said that Kaloleni, Lumumba, Makasembo, Ondiek and Anderson residential areas, are rapidly becoming the mini-cities of a growing Kisumu and their growth without planning is a recipe for chaos.
“We are choosing to plan, to invest and to build a city that works for people and not one that waits for problems to fix themselves” he said.
The Non-Motorised Transport Phase Three will take place along Ondiek Highway as well as Nyerere and Gumbe Roads.
