Malindi MP Dan Kazungu
has set aside Sh35 million
to upgrade the town’s
infrastructure.
The plan includes marking
all tarmacked roads
in the town, posting road
signs and filling potholes.
Road marking is in
progress and starts at the
Malindi Marine Park, Casuarina
and will go up to the
central business district.
Speaking at Casuarina
on Thursday, Kazungu said
the markings will reach the
boundary of his constituency
on Malindi-Mombasa
highway and Lamu road.
The legislator said he
also plans to put up a large
billboard at Msabaha and
Sabaki bridge, with a welcoming
message for tourists
visiting the resort town.
He said Sh15 million will
be used on billboards, and
Sh5 million to mark roads
and fill potholes.
Another Sh5 million will
be spent on roadside benches
and a similar amount on
dumpsite.
“We came up with the
cleanup programme that
will see beaches being
cleaned twice a week,” he
said.
The cleanliness and safety
measures plans will be
implemented with the help
of Kenya Wildlife Service,
hoteliers, and other stakeholders.
This will be the second
phase of transforming the
resort town, which was
once rated as the best tourism
destination.
In the first phase, Kazungu
launched a security
programme at the beach to
ensure the tourists are safe
and free from harassment.
A committee was formed
in partnership with stakeholders
who came up with
a security team made up of
20 people.
“We are also coming up
with a master plan of Malindi
with the help of Ministry
of Lands and Urbanisation
to have proper structures as
per the standards required
in the status of the resort
town,” he said.
Kazungu said there are
plans to set up a website to
market Malindi.
His announcement comes
four days after he hired a
lawyer to represent thousands
of squatters in land
cases in his constituency.
