The Ministry of Interior and National Administration is now seeking Sh3 billion to operationalise eight out of a total of 24 newly gazetted sub-counties.

According to Internal Security and National Administration Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo, the government will only operationalise these eight by the end of the current financial year, having abandoned its initial plan to implement all the 24 due to budgetary constraints.

Appearing before the National Assembly Administration and Internal Security Committee, the PS stated that priority in operationalisation would be given to regions experiencing persistent security threats.