Residents of Molo and its environs will soon be able to access government services from the comfort of their town as the government plans to open a Huduma center in the region.

Huduma Kenya Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Benjamin Kai Chilumo said plans were underway to establish the centre in the town to ease the challenges faced by residents seeking government services.

Initially, residents from different constituencies will travel all the way to Nakuru town where the only Huduma center will be established.

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Mr Chilumo noted that the move is part of Huduma Kenya's initiative to decentralise services to the constituency level.

"We are really interested in establishing the center to alleviate the difficulties in accessing services in Nakuru. Molo is a populous place and is also centrally located to serve other regions of Bomet, Njoro, Rongai and Kuresoi North and South," said Mr Chilumo.

The Huduma Kenya CEO was speaking in Molo during a fact-finding mission to assess the need and potential for the centre.
According to him, the sub-county is indeed in need of a centre due to its large population.

He said his visit to the Molo Commissioners offices was prompted by requests from residents and stakeholders who raised the need for the establishment of a Huduma Center.
The CEO regretted that residents spend close to Sh1000 to access services in Nakuru town.

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Currently, there are a total of 52 Huduma Centers across the country.

At least 5 of the centers are in Nairobi City, 2 are in Kajiado and other counties have a center at their headquarters.

"We are lobbying the national government for more funding to build more centres. Huduma centres are becoming increasingly important especially in this era of digitalisation where over 5000 government services are being digitised and uploaded on the online platform," he said.

Mr Chilumo, however, regretted that most Kenyans are not aware of the platforms and do not know how to access them.

"We want to enable Kenyans who are digitally challenged to navigate the platforms," he said.

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Huduma Kenya also has other initiatives, including Huduma mashinani, which takes services to villages.

The programme, he said, aims to take the services into the interior of the counties.

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Government to open Huduma center in Molo

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