Rogue officers at Kenya
Rural Roads Authority Bungoma branch have panicked following reports that they were being trailed by the anti-graft agencies.
Weekly Citizen has information that the regional top officials linked to corruption can be picked up any time for interrogation.
Procurement officer Evans Barasa and his accountant Nelson Sino are said to be the notorious due wrecking havoc at the government agency.
According to sources, they fear that their respective bank accounts believed to be hiding millions of dirty money and property are likely to be seized in the said looming operation.
The troubled officers now blame some disgruntled contractors as the orchestrators of their current woes.
Recently, a section of contractors
accused Bungoma procurement
officer Barasa for what
they term as abuse of office and
impunity.
Speaking to Weekly Citizen in Bungoma town, locals claim that
22pc meant for constituency roads,
10pc of tenders are supposed to be
awarded to youth and people living
with disability. Documents seen by Weekly Citizen indicate that the
procurement officer has gone
against the procurement rules to
have his companies awarded roads
tenders meant for special groups. The companies in question are Africa Reageholdings Ltd,
Kadenge Contractors, Leta Kenya
and Timaka Ltd whose directors
are close allies of Barasa, Kerra
procurement officer. Barasa is also accused of
demanding hefty kickbacks from
bidders so that their companies
to be favoured during tendering
process. Now Bungoma residents want the Kerra procurement probed
and transfer of some rogue officials
condoning corruption. The Kerra accountant, a one Sino, always colludes with Barasa
in awarding themselves the tenders
without advertising the same. The Kerra upper western region is notorious in tribalism and
nepotism as all its top management
are under one ethnic community. Jared Omondi regional director is a Luo, a one K’otieno his deputy
also Luo. Sino the accountant and
his deputy are also Luos. ICT correspondent Mr Jasper is also a Luo. The local community
employees are crying of harsh
treatment and nepotism at work.
