By Boniface Ongeri

Four Members of Parliament from North Eastern Province have faulted of the Ministry of Development for Northern Kenya, saying it would not help the region.

Led by Livestock Assistant minister and Dujis MP Mr Aden Dualle, they said the ministry could not do much with the Sh400 million recently allocated in the Budget.

“Our fears that the new ministry was created for political expediency have been confirmed. If the Government cannot treat it with the seriousness it gives Health and Education then it better be scrapped,” said Dualle.

“We do not want a ministry by name only. We want a ministry that will construct roads. The Budget is a slap in the face for the region,” Wajir West MP Mr Aden Keynan said.

“We demand real money to develop the province or it should be done away with,” Wajir South MP Abdirahaman Hassan Olow said.

The leaders were speaking in Wajir South District during North Eastern Province Education Day last weekend.

However, the man in charge of the ministry, Ibrahim Elmi Fai, said it had the full support of President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

(This year’s Budget records show that the ministry was allocated Sh2.4 billion.)

Courtesy of:http://www.eastandard.net/news/?id=1143989363&cid=159