President William Ruto’s Deputy Chief of Staff Josphat Nanok found himself on the spot after the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) launched investigations into the Ksh100 billion expenditure.
The commission launched the probe to ascertain how the former Turkana Governor spent Ksh100 billion during his 10-year tenure.
EACC moved to launch the probe following an invitation from the senate raising concerns about how the governor spent billions.
Nanok was the first governor to be elected at the onset of devolution in 2013, receiving billions annually but the senate and EACC now believe part of the allocations were mismanaged while others used to line the pockets of some powerful individuals.
“The stalled projects, corruption and financial mismanagement that we have seen in Turkana over the last 10 years, I think we could reach a conclusion that this is a crime scene,” Senate County Public Accounts Committee chair Moses Kajwang’ said during the investigations.
The Governor’s residence among other county projects was highlighted in the senate report asking EACC to get to the bottom of the matter.
The stalled governor’s residence project has gobbled over Ksh300 million, something that senators pointed out was a waste of public resources since the building is not habitable.
“We will not relent as Senate in holding everyone accountable even those who have left office,” Senator Kajwang’ noted.
The county headquarters gobbled close to a billion which the senators insisted was a waste of public money that could have been diverted into other projects.
By the time of this publication, Nanok had not responded to the allegations leveled against him.
