Governors want the national government to release funds set aside for managing effects of the much anticipated El Nino rains.
According to the Chairman of Health Committee in the council of governors Muthomi Njoki, the situation might be worse if there are more delays in releasing the funds.
Njuki noted that the money is not intended to buy items and food for those who be affected prior to the floods but for them to for them to prepare for whatever will come.
“We expect the money to flow to us so that we can be able to deal with emergency. Sisi tumesema hatutaki kurudia makosa ya covid wakati tulinunua vitu mingi. Sisi tunataka pesa ikae tayari for responding to emergency, hatutanunua vitu tutarespond. We shall not buy blankets and foods for waiting for people top be moved because in case they are not moved that goes to waste. Lakini tumesema our stockist, maduka yanayoweka blanket, yanayoweka chakula yanafaa kuwa na hivyo vitu tayari,” he said.
The Ethics and Anti Corruptuion Commission had however issued a stern warning to individuals who were planning to embezzle funds set aside for managing effects of the El Nino rains.
“Preliminary findings from proactive investigations undertaken by the Commission have revealed that some individuals in both national and county governments are planning to take advantage of the El nino rains mitigation plans to embezzle public funds directly or through proxies,” EACC boss Twalib Mbarak said.
The anti-graft agency went ahead to reveal several ways that corrupt officials might use to loot the funds.
“Exaggeration of prices for goods and services and public officers trading with their employer agencies either directly or through proxy companies, relatives or cronies are two other avenues,” EACC stated.
Aside from that, EACC said that some officials might also employ ghost workers and start non-existent projects.
