Irrigation Ps, Mr.Patrick Nduati, with different stake holders in the Galana Kulalu
As Kenyans are struggling to contemplate how Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko’s revenue spending ended up going way over board amounting to sh 1.2 billion in addition to the 21 million dam project saga,another billion scandal is erupting in Kilifi.
Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi has expressed concerns on the manner in which the ‘collapsed’ Sh7.2 billion Galana Kulalu food security project was implemented.
Kingi said the project was a scam and they ‘saw it coming’ right from the beginning after counties that were affected by the project were not involved in the process.
In an interview with journalists in his office on Wednesday, the governor said the more than Sh5.9 billion used in the project had yielded minimal returns.
The county boss said the government’s flagship project has now become a white elephant.
The flagship project was initiated by the national government with an aim of addressing food insecurity in the country.
It falls within parts of Kilifi and Tana River counties near the Tsavo East National Park.