THE STANDARD By
Roselyne Obala |
March 8th 2021 at 02:46:03 GMT +0300
The fate of a Sh10 billion project meant to facilitate integration of refugees in local communities in Garissa hangs in the balance following a dispute between the county and national governments over its implementation.
The World Bank-funded initiative dubbed Kenya Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project (KDRDIP) aims at encouraging host communities to accommodate refugees and in return enjoy social amenities and economic opportunities that come with the plan, including roads, schools, healthcare, security, electricity and provision of water.
The project is also meant to address hostilities between the escapees and host communities in Daadab, Fafi and Lagdera sub-counties, which have hosted refugees for the last 26 years.
There has been much debate over the last few weeks in respect of the decision by the Department of Education to move the Drogheda Educate Together School from its grounds on the Mill Road to a site at St Oliver s CC on the Rathmullen Road.