Where there is a huge amount of money, expect drama from Kenyan leaders. Despite the heightened war on graft, financial mistrust has yet again raised flags in Naivasha.
Some leaders in Naivasha have expressed concerns over the composition of a new committee set to spearhead the rehabilitation and upgrade of the area sub-county hospital.
The Sh300 million plan could stall as the county administration tries to resolve the issues that the residents have raised.
The county administration has formed a technical committee to decide how the funds will be used.This has angered the residents of Naivasha, who have claimed that they were ignored.
They questioned a move by the Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui to name a team whose membership does not include a resident from the lakeside town.
Last month, while presiding over the ground-breaking ceremony for Olkaria I unit six power plant, President Uhuru Kenyatta directed Kengen to provide Sh300 million for the upgrade of the hospital.
Residents have been angered by what they claimed was the county administration’s failure to engage them, and have approached local leaders asking them to collect signatures.
The signatures are to be used to petition the county administration against its unilateral decision to form the committee.
Former Nakuru County Assembly majority leader Stanley Karanja condemned the county’s plans, which he said would be resisted by the residents.
Naivasha East MCA Stanley Karanja said area elected leaders were not consulted on the committee. “This committee does not have the blessings of the local leadership and the public was not consulted. We shall petition the governor on this,” said Karanja.
Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika also accused the governor of ignoring women in the composition of the committee.
In a statement to the press, Nakuru County Governor Lee Kinyanjui said KenGen would handle procurement and financing issues, while his office would be involved only in design and supervision.
“It is good to note that a technical team is made of architects, engineers, planners and quantity surveyors only,” Mr Kinyanjui said.
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