According to Raila, rural transformation agenda will require a massive investment in development planning specific to rural areas, pursuing massive investment in rural infrastructure as a long-term and ever revolving priority in national development, provision of reliable and cheap electricity and clean water. “Children and parents in rural areas must be confident that the education they are receiving is not in inferior to that of their counterparts in urban areas. "In the years ahead, we should not have rural Kenya where people call themselves farmers while they go to bed on empty stomachs,” Raila said. According to Raila, these new centres are already pulling people away from the land in rural areas. “The end result will be the creation of functional and rich villagers who have money in their pockets living dignified and decent lives in rural Kenya.

Source: Standard Digital July 13, 2021 21:00 UTC