Kenya: Governor Wamatangi Submits City Charter to County Assembly for Thika Town’s Recognition

Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi has renewed his push for Thika town to become the sixth city in the country.

The governor, while leading the quest for one of Kenya’s biggest industrial towns to be made Kenya’s sixth city, oversaw the submission of a city charter and ad hoc committee report to the county assembly of Kiambu for approval.

Wamatangi noted that Thika’s upheaval to city status would boost infrastructure and create up to 50,000 jobs for its residents.

If the county assembly…