PS OMOLLO: Kenyans can give their views on critical infrastructure bill, 2024

September 28, 2024 - News - no comments

BY KEPHER OTIENO

Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo among other PSs assessing the status of infrastructural projects on October 26, 2023.

The Government has invited Kenyans to give their views on critical infrastructure Bill,2024.

Ministry of Interior and National Administration principal secretary Dr Raymond Omollo, said they have developed the Draft Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill 2024, aimed at establishing a National database for critical infrastructure assets and coordinating efforts among all stakeholders in the planning, designation, and protection of these assets.

The Bill requires collaboration between the National and County governments, sector regulators, private sector entities, and civil society organizations that own critical infrastructure.

It emphasizes the importance of building resilient infrastructure capable of withstanding disruptions, deliberate sabotage, and accidents.

In the past, complaints has been rife about mismanagement or reported theft of these critical state assets that state has accumulated over the years.

But now, the state want to come up with more effective ways to manage the critical assets or infrastructure to avoid, wastage, vandalism and theft.

Omollo explained this is the reason they have drafted the Bill to provide clear merchanism and effective means of protecting state assets.

“To review the Draft Bill, we want Kenyans to visit our website and submit feedback online through our Get Involved page:https://interior.go.ke/call-for-public-participation,” urged Omollo.

He said they were out to ensure that multibillion investment in the country are safe and well guarded wherever they are.

Highlights of the Bill proposes public private partnership in protecting the the county assets, or critical infrastructure that has cost the tax payers alot of money from being either misused, vandalized or stolen by any one.

At the moment, Kenya has critical infrastructure police, who have been guarding state facilities over the years.

The officers, the PS said, will continue to provide security even as the state drafts another Bill to strengthen security measures in looking at the assets safety and custody.