Residents of Sinai village in Sango ward Likuyani Sub County who have for a long time suffered the agony caused by the poor Sinai road have reasons to smile after the Director of Research at the Kenya National museums Dr. Evans Taracha intervened to help renovate the road.
The residents who joined together and participated in the rehabilitation exercise said the feeder road was totally impassable during the rainy season making it difficult for human, vehicle and motorcycle movements, a condition they have had to endure for decades.
They said regimes have come and gone but their plea to have the road rehabilitated has always landed on deaf ears.
“Our leaders only come here when they need votes and after being elected they leave, never to be seen again. We are tired of the poor state of the road. It is a death trap. It is like we are not paying taxes,” they lamented.
They said that it has been a challenge for them to reach hospitals, markets and other social places due to the sorry state of the road.
They remembered how they were forced to carry a resident’s corpse on their shoulders for a distance of about 2km after the vehicle was unable to access his compound due to impassable road.
The residents thanked Dr. Taracha for heeding to their cry.
“We are now happy our homes can be accessed with ease thanks to Dr. Taracha for being a development conscious leader. We will fully support his development agenda for Likuyani people,” they said.
Addressing the residents, Dr. Taracha regretted how the poor condition of upcountry roads is holding back the country’s economic growth and hampering regional trade.
“The lack of proper road networks especially in remote areas remains a hindrance to development in rural areas and also the non-existence of roads also affects the movement of residents in those areas,” said Dr. Taracha.
He said good roads would, create more job opportunities and improve access to markets and health services of the rural poor.
He said that the bid by farmers to increase food production in line with the big 4 agenda and Vision 2030 might not be fruitful if roads in remote areas are not open up to enable them transport their produce.
Mr. Patrick Wanda who supervised the work on behalf of Dr. Taracha promised to ensure the road is well made so as to help residents use it even during rainy seasons.
