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The Minister of Rural Development and Local Government, Khadijah Ameen, says contrary to social media reports on a leaked Cabinet Note, the new National Programme for the Upkeep of Public Spaces is not a CEPEP replacement.
In a statement issued late Thursday evening, Minister Ameen confirmed a new programme had been launched to upkeep community spaces but explained it, “Is a fresh, results-driven initiative designed to strengthen manpower at Municipal Corporations, pay a decent wage, and operate without political middlemen, patronage, or criminal elements, as was associated with CEPEP.”
Yesterday, a copy of a document purported to be a leaked Cabinet Note showed a new programme meant to employ citizens and maintain community spaces being touted as a replacement to the now defunct Community-Based Environmental Protection and Enhancement Programme. At the end of June, all 300-plus contractors were terminated, which resulted in an estimated 10,000 workers they had hired being left without jobs.
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