An ad hoc committee at the Nandi county assembly has grilled more than 50 top county officials including executives and chief officers over graft.
There are reports that the committee may recommend impeachment of some of the executives and chief officers over corruption.
Kapsabet town MCA Benjamin Kerich is the chairperson of the committee, which has been sitting for the past one month. Kosirai MCA Sarah Mutwol is the vice chairperson.
The committee was formed to probe financial impropriety, incomplete projects and inefficiency.
“We will finalise our report and table it before the assembly,” Kerich told the assembly.
The committee looked into operations of all county departments and the status of all projects including cost implications, errors in implementation and cost variations of projects.
Before grilling the top officials, the MCAs visited all projects of interest to assess progress. Among those grilled is the county public service board acting chairman Elisheba Arusei and county secretary Francis Sang.
The grilling took place amid ongoing implementation of a human resource audit report, which led to the sacking of more than 1,800 workers who had been hired irregularly.
Governor Stephen Sang ordered full implementation of recommendations in a report, which revealed a massive payroll scam, which cost the county more than Sh2 billion.
“We are in the process of implementing the recommendations from the report and as I said there is no turning back because we want to redirect our resources to development,” he said.
Several payroll officers were suspended over the scam and there are fears that some of his executives may also be dismissed after the adhoc committee tables its report.
The county boss is keen to complete his flagship projects in the county ahead of expiry of his term in the next three years.
Among the flagship projects Sang is keen to finish before he exits the office is the Kabiyet Dairies, partly funded by the county and the World Bank at a cost of about Sh1.2 billion. It is 95 per cent complete.
The other project is Mother and Baby Hospital at the Kapseret County Referral Hospital, which is expected to cost more than Sh500 million and is 60 per cent complete.
The third major legacy project for Sang is the Kipchoge Sports complex, which is more than 95 per cent complete.
Leah Kemboi said despite some challenges, Sang has done well on implementing life-changing projects. “Govenor Sang’s legacy is secured, especially as he works to complete the mega projects,” she said.
The residents have also cited the
Mosoriot textile firm owned by the
county as another milestone project.
The county is also setting up an
avocado factory to help farmers who
have diversified from over-reliance
on maize farming.
