By Hopkin Reporter.
On Tuesday 14th February Kitui Governor Dr Julius Malombe EGH receives the Pending Bills Review Report from the Chairman Eng Nicholas Muthui submitted by the Assumption of Office of the Governor Committee, highlighting that the current County Government of Kitui inherited Pending Bills amounting to Ksh. 1.4 Billion. However a whopping ksh. 2.5 Billion had been handed over to Governor Malombe by the assumption of the office of the governor committee earlier on before the county chief formed a review committee.
Engineer Nicholas Muthui indicated that only 55.74% of the claims presented were eligible Ksh. 1.4 Billion and 44.26% Ksh. 1.1 Billion Ineligible Bills were presented before the committee.
Governor Malombe in his speech warned to everyone culpable of corruption. He said that the culture of corruption is a cancer which must be dealt with once and for all.
“Do not go implementing a project that has no proper documentation. We’ll insist on DOCUMENTATION. Going forward, we intend to pay contractors and other service providers in time, we have a duty to REVIVE our economy, that’s one of key reasons our people voted us to office. We’ll pay all eligible pending bills. Whoever deserves to be paid will be. We’ll not politicize this issue”, County Boss said.
Chairperson of the pending bills review Committee Eng. Nicholas Muthui unveiled that Payment of the pending bills will be done on a First In, First Out (FIFO) basis and will be spread into three quarters.
In his presentation also noted that “Several county projects were done on private land for instance drilling of some boreholes and some roads. Where money was paid fraudulently, recovery proceedings should be instituted and county staff involved SURCHARGED and there was collusion between county officers and contractors to defraud the county through signing of completion certificates while the work was either partially done or not done “.
Present during the ceremony was Kitui Deputy Governor Augustine Kanani, Kitui Deputy speaker Christopher Nzilu Nzioka, a section of MCAs, members of the cabinet, clergymen, civil society and the press among other Stakeholders.
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