Ugenya MP: Public-private partnership projects must be verified

Ugenya MP David Ochieng has called for fresh vetting of all Public –public-private partnership projects saying Kenyans could be losing more investments to shadowy individuals.

Movement for Democracy and Growth (MDG) party leader Ochieng told Parliament not to be docile in the wake of alleged scandals threatening to rip the country dry.

He said the country has in the past witnessed a situation where Parliament goes mum immediately after the formation of a coalition government.

“Every time a coalition happens, like the one we have seen in the past month, Parliament goes mum,” Ochieng said.

He was speaking at the Ukwala East location chief’s office in Siranga Trading Centre, Ugenya after commissioning several projects funded under the Constituency Development Fund.

Ochieng told President William Ruto to take the leading role in winning Kenyans’ trust by ordering an open and independent vetting of all public–public-private partnership Projects.

“We do not want a situation where our country’s assets are being sold cheaply to people who are dubious and shadowy,” he said.

Ochieng called for an immediate shelving of the plan to lease out the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to an Indian firm, Adani.

He said due process which includes opening up the tender for other bidders must be followed.

The legislator told the government to come clean on information going around that the Adani firm has been given the mandate to run the Kenya Electricity Transmission Corporation (KETRACO).

He urged Kenyans to be vigilant and help stop pilferage of the country’s resources.

Among the projects Ugenya MP launched on Monday were laboratories at Sega township and Hafumbre secondary schools and chief’s offices at the Karadolo West sublocation and Ukwala East location.