Senators are calling for measures in the SH24M arrival of water project scandal

Several government officials from Bussia County could soon be exposed to legal steps due to suspected corruption and mismanagement in the defined SH24 million Changara -Damm project of 24 million SH.

This follows the outrage of the Senate Committee for Agriculture, Cattle and Fishing, which is led by its deputy chairman Karen Nyamu, during a recent visit to the premises.

She was accompanied by Murang'a Senator Joe Nyutu, Kirinyaga Senator James Murango and Senator Beatrice Ogola nominated.

Senator Nyamu condemned the abuse of public resources in the blocked dam project and said that it was unacceptable that resources are wasted while the municipalities suffer without water.

“We cannot allow public money to disappear. The people in Changara answer. We have to know where the SH24 million went, and the participants have to file charges, even if it is a Chief Officer from 2017,” she said.

The committee asked the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to examine the project and to pursue everyone as culpable people.

Senator Murango described the blocked Changara -Damm as a clear case of public funds, the officials of Rogue County and the contractor are responsible for derailing the development.

“This is a classic example of how unscrupulous civil servants and contractors thwart the progress through mismanagement of funds,” he said.

The senators asked the accountability and asked Bussia County to involve the residents in the resumption of the project.

“The residents of Changara have to be fully involved in this work, including the employment opportunities,” added Senator Ogola.

She emphasized the need to prioritize the input and employment of the community. The committee promised to continue monitoring the project and urged the accountability to ensure that there is no further waste of public resources. Mercy Imoo, the deputy director of Livestock Services in Bussia County, who led the County team during the visit, tried to defend the role of the district in the blocked project.

She admitted that there were delays and inefficiencies, but assured the committee and the residents that the dam would be completed within two months.