Unrest soars at Kabaa school
UNREST at Kabaa High School seems un-ending after six boys were taken into police custody over arson charges. They were arrested by the other students and handed over to the police at Kithimani police station.
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Kitui residents enjoy free medical service: The Anchor May- June 201
Thousands enjoy free medical
services in Kitui County
About 3,000 patient have benefited from a free medical camp organised at the Kauwi Primary School in Kitui West District within the Kitui County by the Lions Club of Chania Falls Thika.
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
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Special Post. Theft of Free Education Funds in Machakos
Feb 17, 2010
Old buildings will last longer than newly constructed ones due to shoddy workmanship and theft of funds. Some do not match the amount of money allegedly spent to put them up∫, said Mr Kinyua.Mr Hussein ordered education officials to ensure that the ... FOR one year now, The Anchor has been awash with stories on scenes the local education sector. Our approach has been broad; that education is not just the classroom setting where a teacher stands in front of the pupils. ...
Monday, 13 June 2011
Accountability Fears in Makueni The Anchor May- June 2011
Accountability fears as relief
food supplies resume in Makueni
By Daniel Kituku
Makueni district commissioner Mr. Ochilo Oyugi confirmed receiving this month’s food ration of 1000 bags of maize, 280 bags of beans and 252 carton of cooking oil for the hunger stricken families.
Chairing a stormy District Steering Group [DSG] committee meeting in his board-room, the DC denied that his office had abused the food prompting to cut off the food supply by the government in February this year.
However Mr. Oyugi did not disclose the reason for the withdraw of the food “I received communication of the food cancellation from manager of National Cereal and Produce Board [NCPB] Wote de-pot and I have since then been following up the matter for resumption of the food” the DC told DSG meeting.
The cancellation of the food was not communicated to DSG committee since no meeting has been held since February this year. “I could not convene the DSG meeting since there was no food and I only convene meetings when there is agenda” the DC said.
His remarks stunned those attending the meeting as one o it’s roles is to assess the food situation in the district and advise the government accordingly. His assertion, wrong as it may be, is indeed a confirmation that the DSG may be headed in the wrong direction.
He went on to offer a bizarre explanation to a starving community: “Properly the food supply might have been cut off at the arrival of March-May rain season in march” the DC told the meeting as the members demanded explanation over the food cancellation.
“It is hardly imaginable that the commencement of rains can be an answer to the urgent need for food for Makueni people and there is need to have an explanation why Makueni went without food rations even as residents face famine”, said nominated Councillor Peter Mwanthi from Kalawa, whose area is usually facing a food deficit.
The meeting questioned why some bags were under weight forcing civic leaders to return the bags weighing up to 50kg in-stead of 90kg to NCPB depot, an indication that some powerful thieving hands are defining the supply chain.
The manager NCPB Wote depot Mr. Peter Njeru confirmed of an incident where he replaced the underweight bags after Wote Town Ward Councillor Joseph Musau returned the bags.
The committee at the same time demanded that secondary school account for the relief food allocated to them in January this year in terms of food for fees as bursary to poor and needy students in respective schools. The area district Education Officer Mr. John Ndundu was asked to give a report back over the same in next DSG meeting.
The committee members expressed concern over lack of accountability of the food allocated to needy schools re-questing reduction of ration allocated to schools and increase of the food supply to members of public. If is feared that corrupt administration officials are conniving with Principals to channel relief food in fees deals and follow up to get money in lieu.
Mr. Ochilo refuted reports appearing in one of daily papers last, week alleging the he was allocating the food without consulting DSG. However he did not respond to allegation of taking Sh 10,000 from secondary school principals in exchange of food allocated to them as claimed in the daily paper.
”I allocate the food to schools after I get list of needy schools from the district education office and then communicate to principals to pick their allocations” the DC told the DSG. He did not indicate what criteria the DEO uses to identify food needy schools as that ability is clearly out of an education officer’s competence.
The District Education Officer told the meeting that no follow up is made by his office after the food is issued to the schools to quantify the food into fees for bursary to poor and needy students- indicating that there exists a great opportunity for abuse of the process
food supplies resume in Makueni
Mutula Chides MPs The Anchor May-June 2011
Mutula chides MPs
seeking new posts
Justice minister Mutula Kilonzo has taken issue with those running around campaigning for Senate and Governor seats.“Those in a hurry to announce they wanted to be Senators and Governors should firs help the country to develop the necessary laws to implement the new constitution”, he advised.
seeking new posts
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Mwala's Sand debacle- The Anchor May June 2011
Mwala residents up in
arms over sand thieves
The government is accusing unscrupulous sand harvesting cartels of perpetuating plunder of the river systems in Mwala district by flouting the extraction regulations imposed by the national management authority [NEMA].
District commissioner Ms Florence Amoit pledges to ensure the NEMA guidelines are enforced to the latter to curb the menace.But it remains just that. A mere pledge.
The Anchor May- June 2011 Farming in arid lands
Sisal farming: Is it a viable
cash crop for arid areas?
Overgrown sisal plants with long poles at the centre have always been used to demarcate land boundaries in semi-arid of Kitui County.
The sisal plants are evergreen with-standing the severest drought conditions. However they are not wide-spread or in plantations. The impending dry season where food crops have withered due to erratic rains has invited the residents to fall back to the sisal plant to get an alternative source of money.
In addition to marking the boundaries and making fences, individual house-holds have resumed extraction of sisal strands for commercial purposes to earn a livelihood.
The Anchor May- June 2011- District Officer intervenes to halt child labour
Child Labour: Pupils haul
rocks to build Sand Dams
By Dan Kituku
A Makueni Community Based Organization may be exploiting school pupils in what seems like child labour by using them in the construction of sand dams along local rivers in mitigation to massive sand loss in the county.
The Utooni CBO mobilizes pupils and students in primary and secondary schools in respective sand dam construction sites to provide labour as part of community participation in return for a sand dam.
Community Participation component in local projects targets resources like cash or labour by the local community where locals volunteer their labour.
The Anchor May- June 2011- Wamunyu's way of walking from poverty
Wamunyu residents choose
road to economic empowerment Tuesday, 7 June 2011
The Anchor May-June 2011
Officials, traders
form coalitions to
steal sand in counties
The assistant minister for agriculture had received complaints over massive destruction of river from excessive illegal sand harvesting at the river usually at night thus making spontaneous visit.
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Machakos Girls becomes
Centre for French learning
The ambitious project under the banner Reqional Resource Centre for French (RRCF) was inaugurated French Ambassador to Kenya Mr.Etienne de Poncins.
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The Ambassador was accompanied by a Director of Quality Assusrance in the ministry of education Fidelis Nakhulo,PDE Eastern Province Mr.Benard Gitau,Machakos DEO Abdi Kadir, the school BOG Chairman Justice Kasanga Mulwa and the Principal Ms Flora Mulatya among others.
He said the centre brings to eleven the number of such centers sponsored by his government in the country in the framework of the Franco-Kenyan bilateral cooperation project that supports the teaching and learning of French.
“The Machakos Girls project is one of the ten regional centers that were planned for secondary schools all over the country and five for universities within the framework of FSP project of revitalizing French language in Kenya”, said the Ambassador.
He lamented that such a vital centre was lacking in the entire Eastern Province hence the reason Machakos was chosen.
Mr Poncins said the resource centres would offer teachers and students modern teaching methods and learning materials by introducing ICT in the teaching of French as a language in Kenya.
He hailed the cordial relationship between France and Kenya and said he was impressed the French language has served to bring the two countries together.
“Social ,cultural, economical and political relationships mostly takes place through languages and we area happy that the French language has served to bring Kenya and France closer”,s aid Mr. Poncins.
Mr.Nakhulo encouraged Machakos Girls students to take advantage of the new projects to improve their performance in French in KCSE.
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Monday, 6 June 2011
The Anchor May- June 2011 Konza Ranch awaits NEMA nod
Konza farmers await
NEMA's nod to split ranch
By Martin Masai
HUNDREDS of shareholders of Konza Ranching Co-operative Society are awaiting authority from the National Environment Management Authority(NEMA) to sub divide the 22,000 acre ranch into individual plots.
The wait has triggered apprehension among the 1,594 members, after indicators surfaced that some powerful power brokers were planning to round up the leadership of Konza ranching, herd them to court over fictitious charges and deprive the farmers the same way Malili members were swindled when their leaders were arrested and charged.
The Anchor May-June 2011 Fr Makewa's New charge
Father Makewa's
New Charge
Tension as Court
visits scene of crime
DRAMA unfolded in a Makueni court as a new charge was brought in to substitute an older defective one.
When the case resumed, it was yet another day of intrigue as tensions soared when the court moved to the scene of crime to view the Parish House, the official residence of the Father- in- Charge of the Wote Parish of the Catholic Church.
The court visited the scene so as to ac-quaint itself with the setting of the house, the rooms the parties in the case occupied and the ex-act place where the alleged shooting took place.
The Anchor May-June 2011 The VP's Mess...
VP’s Mess
Kalonzo seals fate of
democracy in chamber row
TODAY, Machakos County has a set of officials occupying office unelected, thanks to the intervention of Vice President His Excellency, the Hon. Dr. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka. To many, this may well be signs of things to come if he is ever elected as President of Kenya. Never mind the democratic credentials the VP claims to have acquired after years as Kanu’s Organizing Secretary.
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
The Anchor: - Father Makewa's Attempted Murder Trial
The Anchor: The Anchor March-April 2011 - Lead Story: "Fr Makewa Trial begins.. . Makewa wanted me dead, priest testifies By BETTY MUNYITHYA Suspended Fr John Makewa leaving the Makueni..."
The Anchor: The Anchor March-April 2011- Konza Ranch
The Anchor: The Anchor March-April 2011- Konza Ranch: "Will Konza Ranch go the Malili way? Irate Konza farmers' vote signals end of society as grabbers close in By Martin Masai Konza Ranching..."
Monday, 18 April 2011
The Anchor: The Anchor March-April 2011 Final Post
The Anchor: The Anchor March-April 2011 Final Post: "Just who are the accusersand what do they claim? So who are these people seeking the removal of Konza leaders? One of them is Mut..."
The Anchor March-April 2011 Final Post
Just who are the accusers
and what do they claim?
So who are these people seeking the removal of Konza leaders?
One of them is Mutisya Katambanga, the other is Mr. S. Ngunga and the other is Mr. B. Katete. They are ordinary Konza farmers whose friends are known and it is obvious that without the support of their friends and other pow-erful people, they would not know the direction of CID headquarters.
That is why it had to take Nairobi Lawyer Mr Eric Mutua to drive the old men to CID to make false accusations against Konza officials.
Nevertheless, four officials- Mr Mutangili, his deputy Mr John Masengele, the Sec-re-tary Mr David Katu and Konza Treasurer Mr Israel Nzallu have visited CID head-quar-ters four times to respond to the six allegations of impropriety.
Sources say they were driven there on February 28 and the next day, Mutangili and his team put a notice in the newspapers to ex-pose the scheme to remove them from Konza.
Informed sources allege that the powerful politician planned to install Mr Peter Kanyi- being the biggest shareholder- at the helm of Konza to appease him of the Malili may-hem. However Mr Kanyi declined as details of the intended installation and likely con-sequences unfolded.
Mr Kanyi told The Anchor that he supports the current leadership of Konza and all their plans to sub-divide the land into individual plots so that farmers can face would be buyers as individuals.
The four farmers made the following allegations to the CID in a document written as if it was an official document from Konza Ranching Co-operative Society- the same trick used in the Malili fraud. We bring the allegations verbatim
“2.0: Contrary to the co-operative Societies Act, the Sacco has failed t hold an AGM for the year 2010. The last AGM was held on August, 14, 2009; this was the 44 AGM. Only a Special Annual General Meeting was held on April 2010.
The accounts as at April, 30, 2010, filed by M/s Miki Kiswiti & Co. Advocates and signed by the chairman shows bank balances of Ksh. 159,764/= yet the following assets were sold (without approval from the Sacco)
1. Manager’s house (10 acres) at Ksh.3.5 Million to Kennedy Kasinga
2. Labour camp (10 acres) at Ksh.2.5 Million to Muinde Maingi.
3. Cheetah house (10 acres) at Ksh. 3.5 Million to Patrick Maina.
4. D.C’s House (10 acres) at Ksh. 4.8 Million to M/s Young & Old Movers.
5. Machakos House at Ksh. 20 Million to Alfonse M. Kioko.
6. Wote plot at K sh. 400,000/= to Josiah Katungwa.
7. Kwa-Kitheka House (10 acres) at Ksh. 3.6 Million to Charles K. Enea.
8. Kwa-Kingethu House (10 acres) at Ksh. 4 Million to Kennedy Kasinga.
9. Kwa-Mautio (3 acres) at Ksh. 7.6 Million to Kennedy K asinga.
10. Garage/Workshop at Ksh. 3.8 Million to Gen. Jeremiah M. Kianga.
11. Konza Head Office (10 acres) at Ksh. 8.05 Million to Gen. Jeremiah M. Kianga.
12. Quarters plot (10acres) at Ksh. 4 Million to Kennedy Kasinga.
13. Manager’s residential house (10 acres) at Ksh. 3.6 Million to Peter Karinge.
2.2: All the above sales took place in June and July 2010 yet the accounts (as in-di-cated above) for year 2010 do not reflect the proceeds of the sales.
2.3: Further the management committee gas failed to account to the members and the Sacco for the proceeds of the above sales amounting to Ksh. 70 Million.
3.0: The Sacco has now set aside 500 acres which it has now entered into negotiations with a company to purchase it at Ksh. 500 Million.
4.0: The on- going sub- division exercise of the society land has irregularities. There is a lot of unallocated land (to members) since the membership is only 1594 members. The extra plots are not accounted for (as to whom it was allocated).”
Mutangili told the farmers that out of the listed 17 properties, only 8 were bought and the buyers had paid up to 80 percent of the value- raising about Sh 28m and not Sh 70m as alleged.
Moreover, their accusers are illiterate farmers who seemingly listed what looked like an audit of the alleged sale and it re-mains anyone’s guess who would have assembled such a plethora of allegations unless it is a schemer who has both the ways and means of fixing the current set of officials.
CDF: Mutitu citizens
take Kiema to task
Kwitu Development Forum has re-leased a report that is an indictment of the management of the Mutito CDF under MP Kiema Kilonzo.
The Forum, chaired by Mr Mulaimu Muvasyu, works with the community towards attainment of good governance, education and transparency in the constituency.
They carried out a public audit on Mutito CDF with a view to avail our findings to the public and other institutions to confirm value for our CDF money.
A report by Mr Muvasyu says “Our preliminary observations on visited projects coupled with complains from the public indicates severe pitfalls which need further investigations and appropriate corrective action to be taken by our established institutions.
The team says they were denied access to documents but had nevertheless realized alarming inequalities in allocation of funds among locations/communities.
Records show Nzambani Location where the MP comes from getting Sh 47 m in the last three years while another- Kaliku Location got close to Sh 3m from 2003 to date. “Those locations deemed not to support the current MP got very little over the last eight years. Those who did not get much are the poorest. Those deemed to be good got support of huge amounts. This is discriminative and abuse of office”, says the report
It adds that funds allocated to many of the projects are not received at project level the same financial year. This has caused con-fusion in project implementation and as a result many projects in the constituency are incomplete. The delay in releasing money to projects is suspect and the loss it has caused must be a charge to somebody.
The Forum claims CDF money is usually contributed as Harambee money. “This has been the case in all the Secondary school Harambees in the constituency. This is a meant to portray CDF money as personal money which is an abuse of office. Necessary action must be taken to correct this for benefits of our future leadership”, says the report, that has also been forwarded to the Kenya Anti Corruption Authority.
It also alleged that the CDF team changes bank account so often-three times so far. From NBK – Kitui to KCB – Kitui and later to Equity bank – Kitui. “The move is a suspect and proper bank account reconciliations are required to determine whether money may have been lost in those changes” it adds.
They also cite procurement irregularities where contracts are given to cronies. Project committees are not allowed to procure yet the law recognizes them as procurement entities. All procurement is done by the CDC and project committees are supplied with items at prices they have no control of. This has resulted to many white elephants projects because of over pricing of items by the contractors.
The report claims that there is out right theft of CDF money where an anonymous com-plaint was received that between September 13 and September 15, 2010, Sh.2m was allegedly withdrawn from the bank and shared by the committee members. Many withdrawals like these are said to be the order of the day. Proper examination of bank statements to confirm whether those withdrawals of cash are proper.
It is also claimed that there are amounts of money not allocated to any known project in the constituency, amounting to Sh.85, 559,214.00, concluding that Sh. 32, 634,992.00 is what should be in the bank account.
They also cite the manipulation of project status information in the CDF website. Mutito Constituency is so manipulated that we really wonder why the CDF headquarters allows it.
The team also cites the Bursary money amounting to Kshs.28, 794,540, saying it needs forensic auditing due to many com-plaints from parents. There are com-plaints that fictitious students are given bursaries and the cheques are cashed.
Caution as Mutui Museo,
Kamba elders take driver's
seat in investment
By Martin Masai
The much touted South Eastern Investment Conference (SEICO 2011) got under way to claim its position in the region’s investment potential.
It posed as the avenue through which a chance will be created to empower the people of Ukambani using their own resources which at the moment are being exploited for the benefit of other counties.
To stem this ‘Capital Flight’ the conference, seen as a forum for professionals in the re-gion seizing control of development have teamed up with the Kenya Investment Authority(KenInvest).Three counties in Lower Eastern region have been laying strategies of attracting investors for partnerships.
Machakos, Makueni and Kitui counties have come up with a five-year development stra-te-gic plan to unlock development opportunities in the region. This strategy is styled to be the driving force of the Ukambani economy once the County Governments are launched in the next general election
The Seico2011 initiative is co-driven by KenInvest with Mutui Museo, Bola Associates and the Kamba Council of Elders on the sidelines. They plan a Seico 2012 and a Seico 2013 in Makueni and Kitui respectively.
However by the time the event took place, The Anchor understood that Bola Associates were having trouble with the organizers since much of what had been hyped about was neither here nor there. For instance, an investment conference was organized without any publicity strategy!
During the two day event, events unfolded that exposed the organizations’ underbelly, the presence of Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka notwithstanding. A contractor who pitched tents at the stadium had to lock stadium gates to be paid his dues by cagy officials. The VP's arrival had to be delayed for over two hours so that the crowd could grow. The programme itself was so messy that the Event Sponsor- KenInvest Managing Di-rector Mrs J. Kikwai was not given an opportunity to address the gathering as some MP’s who rose to speak turned the forum as a day for the Wiper roar.
There were no more than 15 serious investors and most of the tents that were going for Sh 50,000 to hire were empty. Notable presence was that of the South Eastern University Cam-pus, Kari Katumani, Lukenya Group of School, Universal Traders Sacco, Peter Mulei Supermarket, Kenya Dairy Board, Body Coolant Water and Rhino Cement, among others. Equity Bank, who are alleged to have sponsored the event were not on parade and even when the Vice President asked how much they contributed, no answer came forward. When he asked for Equity Gen-eral Manager, it turned he was not available although Mutui Museo boss Isaac Kalua had said the GM was within.
Indeed, the conception of the event was an excellent idea. Papers presented at the au-di-to-rium were evidence that the region was the right place to go for any investor. But there appeared to be a big disconnect between the research outcomes presented on the region’s potential and what was in parade.
Moreover, one of the missing links, which was largely promised by the organizers was an interface between local investors and other investors for the opportunity to strike partnerships. Besides, for the two days, there was a low turn out- an indication that the organizers did little or nothing to mobilize wider participation, or that residents did not have confidence in the organizers of the event.
Much as the idea is great, focus on the performance of Seico2011 may shift to the growing apprehension about the involvement of Mutui Museo and Akamba Council of El-ders, whose legitimacy will be crucial in their dalliance with public affairs in the region. There is widespread concern that how these bodies were created and by whom, was not for the good of the community but rather a criteria for self preservation and there are loud questions as to where they draw their man-date from. This may inform why their dealing with KenInvest and Seico 2011 is being approached with utmost watchfulness, if not indifference.
And that is as it ought to be, since some Mutui Museo members played a key role in the drama revolving the change of hands of Malili Ranch to the State during which local farmers lost and the matter is far from being resolved- as long as the farmers’ rightful dues remain in the hands of some well connected individuals.
Seico held a forum in Machakos after another breakfast meeting in Nairobi where funds were collected from some corporate firms and pledges by businessmen. It seemed good as business people placed themselves on the path of owning the investment process in Ukambani. What remains critical in the process is transparency in the use of funds raised and full disclosure on the part of the organizers and KenInvest in particular over the integrity of the whole process so that no particular section stands to gain in the proceeds raised in the meetings.
All eyes are strictly treaded on KenInvest, being a state corporation and as a driving force for Kenya’s investment portfolio to see how it drives this process and overcomes possible pitfalls that may be brought about by its partners whose integrity has remained on the line since they created themselves in controversial circumstances. Observers hope that the great imitative at hand will not have to face the fate of other initiatives associated with the KenInvest partners in Seico.
Kalua said the members felt that a separate meeting for the professionals should be held to be able to spearhead the process of development to empower their people and unlock the regions potential in line with the New Constitution.
He urged all members to be part of the initiative to be able to create wealth for the region. He emphasized that the vision and the excitement of the professionals and Mutui Museo was good, urging the privileged in society to support the people of ukambani to achieve the objectives of the forums.
Kalua said the brains around can be able to support the poor, those who have accumulated wealth and knowledge should pass it on than keeping it to themselves. In the past implementing of ideas has been an impediment to well thought out ideas, he there-fore urged all the Professionals to be doers and not talkers.
Delegates were passionate about the numerous resources that the South Eastern region has and people are suffering due to lack of the knowhow sighting the many rivers that pass through the region and yet most of the people are struggling for these very precious resource.
Dubbed the ‘South Eastern Investment Conference and Expo, SEICO 2011’, the event ought to bring together domestic and foreign investors as well as the general public to identify ways of unlocking the investment potential in the participating counties of Makueni, Kitui and Machakos. But this did not happen during Seico 2011 and efforts must be made to ensure that this dream is not killed by self interest.
“South Eastern region is an economic power house that is ready to do business. The region’s fortunes have dramatically changed in the last couple of months thanks to the new constitution. SEICO 2011 will be an ideal plat-form to position a company and market its and services,” the event organizers said prior to the event. But observers are asking if this was achieved during the event.
Recently, the Kenya Investment Authority (KIA) graciously provided technical assistance to regional forums such as the Nyanza Economic Forum, the Coast Province In-vestment Conference and the recently launched South Eastern Investment Conference.
These questions notwithstanding, the bottom line is that the increased activity at the counties is an indication of the people’s de-sire to move from the centralized control of public affairs which may be the cause of governance problems.
This is a grand opportunity for all counties to take advantage of their human, capital and natural resources to create investment opportunities that will spur economic growth.
Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest) is a statutory body established in 2004 through an Act of Parliament (Investment Promotion Act of 2004) with the main objective of pro-moting investments in Kenya.
It is responsible for facilitating the implementation of new investment projects, providing After Care services
for existing in-vestments, as well as organizing in-vestment promotion activities both locally and internationally.
Makueni residents' open
letter to PLO Lumumba
KATHONZWENI – MAKUENI DISTRICTS
ELDERS STEERING COMMITTEE
P.O. BOX 150 – 90302,
KATHONZWENI.
26TH JANUARY. 2011.
DIRECTOR KACC
INTEGRITY CENTER
NAIROBI.
Dear Sir,
RE: COMPLAINTS FROM VOTERS RESIDENTS OF KATHONZWENI DISTRICT & WOTE DIVISION OF MAKUENI CONSTITUENCY:
Our letter dated 19/01/2011 addressed to the chief Executive, CDF board and copied to you refers.
The following is detailed information on corruption by the Makueni Constituency development funds committee as your office required.
1. Fy. 2008 / 09
-Kshs. 1.5 Million set aside for seeds was not utilized, instead Kshs. 960,000 was awarded to Danma construction – company owned by Daniel Kivuva Masika, the constituency office manager to scoop Kwa Kimatu earth dam which is in his own land. The balance not known how it was utilized. Only two CDF officials ie. Treasurer and secretary sat to award the tenders, which is unprocedural against the pro-curement and disposal act. Note that this company has benefited from several tenders since 2008. See other payments Kshs. 935,650, Ksh. 1.2m, Kshs. 420,000, Ksh. 826,400. Danma Di-rectors Phone No. 0721 254 358.
2. Fy 2009 / 10 Kwa Masaa drift situated near Kalamba market. Money for constructing this drift was given to Hellen Ndinda a wife to Daniel Kivuva Masika, the constituency office manager, Esther Nzula, a staff at the DDO’s office. Its worth to note that this work done was shoddy and already the project has been washed away. Cheque given was worth Kshs. 500,000.
3. Fy 08/09 Tulima Earth dam which was allocated Kshs. 1.2m and the project cost as stated 2.9m. The foreman to the project was one Jeremiah Masila, a CDF coordinator, Mbitini Division and also an uncle to the area MP. A lot of vital information as pertains this project is hidden. Contact Jeremiah Masila 0720 309540
4. Fy 09/10 Kwaleli water project supply of ma-te-rials awarded to a relative of the mp who called the CDF coordinator,. Matiliku Division on a Sun-day to receive the materials contact Stancilus Kyama 0734 343907.
5. Fy: 07/08: There are several projects which were allocated funds for development. When the current CDFC took over office these funds have never been released and the community has never been told about the status of these funds they include: -
i) Kaiti sand dam Ksh. 2 million
ii) Kikumini water project 1.5m. Its worth to note that materials for this project was supplied and lying at Good shepherd Girls Secondary school.
iii) Tree planting Kshs. 750,000.
iv) Mwilu disabled Kshs. 500,000 (see letter of com-plaint)
6. Fy 07 – 10 Kwa Muasa Earth dam originally allocated Kshs. 200,000 for repair but cost exaggerated to Ksh. 1.7 million with fy 09/10 getting Ksh. 700,000and work done by Ndaisi General Mer-chants.
NB. This company has benefited from several tenders since 2008 including Wote open air market worth Ksh. 5.5 million. See other payments Kshs. 495,000, Kshs. 1,450,000.
7. Fy 08/09 – Ngangasa sand dam supplies of ma-te-rials for construction awarded to the body guard of the area mp one Ndunda Matoi Allas Muthoka. He was paid directly by the PMC.
8. All financial years since 2008 to date an employee of K.N.U.T. Makueni branch office Mr. Joseph Muia has been receiving salary from Makueni CDF for services not shown and rendered.
NB: There are very many more which will be un-earthed when investigations are done especially in water sector.
SIGNED:
1. JAMES MBITI
2. SAMMY MASEKA
3. LIVINGSTONE WAMBUA
4. PETER MWANIA
5. CCLR. FRANCIS MUTUNGI
The pain of cover up of child
sexual abuse by Kenya's clergy
By Fr Joachim Omollo
The Archbishop of Nairobi John Cardinal Njue, who has been directly responsible for administering the Ngong Diocese since Bishop Schilder left, said he did not know the reasons be-hind the 2009 departure. What he knows is that the bishop was allowed by the Vatican to retire early on health grounds.
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Machakos University at last Machakos Technical Training Institute finally elevated By Anchor Reporter F INALLY, Machakos University...
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Ngovi loses power truggle as Ndeti finally ditches him By The Anchor Writer In a significant shake-up, Governor Wavinya Ndeti's Chief of...
