State House Aide Clashes with Senator Cherargei for Criticising Him in Parliament
On Sunday, former Governor Josphat Nanok, currently a State House Aide, criticized Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei for questioning his leadership during his time in Turkana.
Cherargei accused Nanok of incompetence, attributing Turkana’s issues to his governance.
In a tweet, Nanok denounced the senator’s statements as ‘falsehoods, a hate-filled and malicious campaign against my tenure as Governor of Turkana (2013-2022).’
“I dare him to repeat them outside Parliament. By the way, I am not hiding, I commute daily to work from home,” he responded to Cherargei.
Senator Cherargei has leveled serious accusations against Nanok, alleging that his mismanagement of resources has left the county grappling with problems such as drought, famine, and water shortages.
“Turkana is a hardship area yet Ksh110 billion cannot be accounted for for ten years. There is hunger, there is insufficient water, and irrigation projects have collapsed,” he said during senate proceedings.
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“Somebody signed Ksh200 million to build a governor’s residence that does not exist. Ksh1.5 billion was built for guest quarters, Ksh82 million was allocated to AC that is not functioning, Ksh6.5 million was made into a generator that does not exist,” he added.
The senator further lamented that despite the senate advocating for more money to be allocated to counties, little value has been realized for Kenyans at the grassroots level. “Just like other senators, we fight here to allocate money to the counties but we don’t see value for that money,” he added.
Cherargei expressed concerns that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission had not done anything about the accusations: “The EACC is doing nothing about it, the culprit is working and is in the protected area.”
The controversy erupted during a heated discussion about whether the benefits of devolution have reached the county level.
Critics, both in government and outside, pointed out that a sizeable chunk of funds allocated to counties ended up in sham projects and corruption.
“We must, as a house, take a position,” Cherargei urged his colleagues
State House Aide Clashes with Senator Cherargei for Criticising Him in Parliament
