Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi is has accused Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago of incompetence and embezzlement of county resources.
In a statement, he shared on his Facebook page this Thursday, December 2, Sudi gave a breakdown of billions allocated to the county government since 2013 saying the Governor has not given residents value for their money.
"Uasin Gichu County government has been receiving an average of Sh8.2B every financial year since devolution started in 2013. The county collects more than 1.1B from its own source revenue every year translating to a total budget of Sh9.3B.
"The county spends Sh5B in its recurrent expenditure while development takes the remaining Sh4B. Since 2013 the county has received close to Sh40B budget meant for development projects," he said.
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In his assessment, Sudi says his constituency has not benefitted much from the billions supposed to cater for development.
"I don't want to ask about the rest of the sub-counties but am interested in the Kapseret sub-county. All I can see in Kapseret are county projects totalling less than Sh1B.
"With my small budget of NG-CDF I can account for projects worth more than 800M across Kapseret Constituency this is after deducting the bursaries in the kitty," he added.
According to the MP, he has a lot to share and expose regarding the mismanagement of county funds by Governor Mandago's administration.
He urged the Governor to give area residents a break from politics to allow them to audit his performance as well as how he used county funds in the last two terms he has been in office.
"I still have a lot to share only that it's a matter of time before we unravel the truth and mysteries surrounding county monies.
"This is why am asking Gov. Jackson Mandago to give us a break of 5 years for us to audit and compare his leadership with that of the incoming Governor," he said.
The war of words between Sudi and Governor has been fueled by 2022 politics.
The MP has been vocal in telling the Governor to focus on the national politics and leave the senatorial seat that he is seeking in 2022 to budding youthful leaders.
Mandago on the other hand has dismissed Sudi's remarks saying he is not the one to decide his fate.
