Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Alex Tolgos with his Deputy Gabriel Lamaon
Fire has been ignited on senator Murkomen Kipchumba following his remarks when he expressed that the problem with Elgeyo Marakwet is lack of ideas by the county administration led by Tolgos.
Governor Alex Tolgos has hit out at Senator Kipchumba Murkomen accusing him of being a liability to the people of Elgeyo Marakwet county.
Speaking during a one-hour media briefing in Iten town on Tuesday, Tolgos said Murkomen had failed to serve his own people.
Tolgos repeated his call for the county to be disbanded and returned to the national government if extra funding is not provided by the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA).
The county boss said he was shocked that the Senate Majority Leader has opposed calls for extra funding in his own county.
He says the county receives Sh3.7 Billion which is inadequate.
Tolgos wants the CRA to allocate the county more than Sh5 billion for effective running of operations and development.