The infamous bridge at Chepkosotonik village, Merigi Ward, Bomet county has come back to haunt governor Hillary Bachok and William Ruto.
The Chepkosotonik bridge first gain national attention in 2018 when public uproar prompted then governor Joyce Laboso to order of its demolition.
Bomet county paid a whopping Ksh8.4 million to a contractor who constructed the 4.5 meters long shoddy structure.
The contract was awarded on June 18th 2018 and was to be handed over to the county government on December 17th, 2018.
Triple Tie Investment Company, the firm that won a tender to construct the Chepkositonik bridge partially demolished the bridge and quickly abandoned the site.
The culvert has become the most embarrassing transaction in Laboso’s administration. When bridge came back to haunt Hillary Bachok when he took over following Laboso’s death.
KANU party Secretary General Hon Nick Salat sparked a heated debate online on Wednesday October 27th 2021 when he shared a photo of the controversial bridge and claimed Bomet county has so far spent Ksh46 million on the bridge.
Salat accused the Bomet governor of misappropriating county resources to win deputy president William Ruto’s heart in order to award him UDA ticket in the upcoming election.
The KANU Secretary General also claimed that Bomet Senator Christopher Langat has also failed in his oversight role, and that both the two leaders should not be reelected come next general election.
“This is what is on the ground, after Bomet County governor refused to appear before the senate to answer audit queries. Barchok has done alot of messes just to please the Sugoi man by taking County resources for UDA ticket.
“Bomet Senator has failed in his oversight role. His work is to attend funerals and make stupid utterance. I think Bomet leadership has failed and we must fix. The “bridge” below is kes.46M,” wrote Salat.
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