One of the things Nairobi county Governor Mike Sonko has been lauded for since he was elected the governor of Nairobi is the construction and repair of minor roads within the county. However, as it turns out some of this project highly publicised on the governor’s Facebook page are not his initiatives if claims by one of the Members of Parliament are anything to go by.
In a Facebook post shared on Wednesday, January 30, Embakasi East MP, Babu Owino claimed roads constructed in his constituency were his initiatives unlike claimed by Sonko. “It is me who approached the Director General KURRA Kinoti for the construction of Utawala Benedictor-Kinca road and anyone (Governor) claiming that it Is his work is a misplaced priority and a fat lie,” wrote Owino.
Owino made the accusations hours after Sonko shared a video of engineers together with the area MCA Karani working on the Utawala-Bernedita Kincar-Githunguri road despite him being away.
“One is Utawala-Bernedita Kincar-Githunguri road under Nairobi regeneration program which will be the main road Linking Utawala Ring road which is under construction,” wrote Sonko. “The roads above will have a proper drainage system, public walkway street lightning to facilitate a 24 hour economy,” he added. According to the county Governor, his government is also digging the Utawala community a borehole, something Owino has dismissed.
“We have Proposed Utawala Fagilia ground borehole which will be used to facilitate a free flow of water to the Utawala community,” he added. When confronted by the MP, Sonko claimed the roads were being constructed under the Nairobi Regeneration program where his government contributed KSh 1.5 billion for the projects.
“Do you know the meaning of Nairobi Regeneration program? My government contributed KSh 1.5 billion for these development projects even you sit down with the King of England and you have no contribution on the table it has no meaning,” responded Sonko .