JOSHUA LOCHMIDI SIWANYANG
County Executive Committee Member
REUBEN LOTUMALE LOSHANYANG
Chief Officer
Roads, Public Works and Transport
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JOSHUA LOCHMIDI SIWANYANG County Executive Committee Member |
REUBEN LOTUMALE LOSHANYANG Chief Officer |
Our Numbers
Since 2013, West Pokot has implemented various projects to benefit the people of West Pokot.
75% Avarage Development Projects
Completed
Over 300,000 Residents
Access to paved Roads
Over 18 Drought Resillience Projects
Completed
Vision
A first class County in maintenance and construction of roads, bridges, buildings and safe transport systems.
MissionUnits
- Transport
- Public Works
- Vehicle Maintenance.
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Roads
Flagship Projects
1. Tarmacking of urban roads
Kapenguria Municipality: - 3 km complete
Chepareria town: - 350 m complete
Ortum town: - One kilometer complete
2. Tarmacking County Strategic Roads
Chepareria–Chepnyal works ongoing
Marich-Sigor-Lomut-chesegon road Works ongoing
Kapenguria-Alale road 20km Works on-going
Keringet-Tartar Road 3km Works on-going
Kapsait- Sekution Road 20km Works on-going
3. Policy, legal and institutional reforms.
Road maintenance bill
Mechanical and Transport bill
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-The department has achieved in maintaining a number of roads totalling to 462.4 Km majorly including grading, gravelling, protection works, installation of ring culverts for control of storm water and installation of concrete drifts at critical seasonal river crossing
-Opening of new roads in unconnected areas continued and the department managed to doze and open a total of 215 km of roads across the entire county
-Despite constrained resources and vast area, the department was also able to complete two box culverts that had remained pending for several years. Another box culvert was also factored in the supplementary budget to be done in two phases. Phase one is ongoing and is expected to be completed in the FY 2024/25.