{"id":8620,"date":"2024-06-06T19:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T16:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/?p=8620"},"modified":"2024-06-07T11:11:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T08:11:44","slug":"stakeholders-give-nod-for-elevation-of-burnt-forest-to-a-municipality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/stakeholders-give-nod-for-elevation-of-burnt-forest-to-a-municipality","title":{"rendered":"Stakeholders give nod for elevation of Burnt Forest to a Municipality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stakeholders from Infrastructure, ICT, water and Sanitation and health sectors on Thurday okayed the upgrade of Burnt forest township to a Municipality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"8622\" src=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-06-at-19.35.31-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-06-at-19.35.31-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-06-at-19.35.31-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-06-at-19.35.31-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-06-at-19.35.31-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-06-at-19.35.31-376x251.jpeg 376w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-06-at-19.35.31.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The sectors presented their views to the Burnt Forest Ad Hoc Committee during the stakeholders engagement in Burnt forest, saying they welcome the municipality with open arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"8625\" src=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-06-at-19.35.37-1-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-06-at-19.35.37-1-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-06-at-19.35.37-1-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-06-at-19.35.37-1-768x1152.jpeg 768w, 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columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"8623\" src=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-06-at-19.35.37-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-06-at-19.35.37-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-06-at-19.35.37-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-06-at-19.35.37-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-06-at-19.35.37-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-06-at-19.35.37.jpeg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Malakwen Kangogo, the Chairman of water services in burnt, said lack of access to basic water and sanitation services will be a thing of past when municipality is in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe will be responsible for providing clean water and Sanitation services to the communities,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday, political leadership, professional, civil society groups, Religious leaders, residents association, youth, women, PWDs, and general public will give their views to the Ad Hoc Committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The stakeholders from Infrastructure, ICT, water and Sanitation and health sectors on Thurday okayed the upgrade of Burnt forest township to a Municipality. 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