Former Mukurweini MP, Kabando wa Kabando, has told off Elgeyo Marakwet, Senator Kipchumba Murkomen, over a mono-ethnic statement he made, on Wednesday.
In his Twitter post, the former MP warned Murkomen against attacking an innocent community in his quest to justify why Kimwarer dam project was cancelled.
He instead urged Murkomen to direct his anger to his boss, President Uhuru Kenyatta, the person who had appointed the technical committee on the Arror and Kimwarer dams.
https://twitter.com/Wakabando/status/1174344904325173248
Kabando was reacting to Murkomen’s tweet where the vocal senator had accused the committee behind Kimwarer dam cancellation of lacking ethnic and regional balance observing that they came from one particular community.
Murkomen had read some malice in President Kenyatta’s announcement.
1.Planned Cancellation of Kimwarer&restructuring of Arror dams doesnt surprise me at all.The plan all along was to kill the projects.The composition of the technical committee doesnt reflect ethnic®ional balance. Maringa,Matu,Mwangi&Muiruri have sadly misled the President pic.twitter.com/pDXfkkxIPQ
— KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, E.G.H (@kipmurkomen) September 18, 2019
The team, which included Principal Secretary for Infrastructure Prof. Paul Maringa, quantity surveyor Julius Matu, engineers Benjamin Mwangi and John Muiruri, had been appointed by President Kenyatta to assess the viability of the two controversial dams in Elgeyo Marakwet County.
2. Tech committee didn’t consult anyone&didnt carryout public participation.EMC has been denied rightful share of national projects in deliberate act of discrimination.They would rather default&pay contractors billions of money 4 breach of contract than to see our people benefit pic.twitter.com/146fvwYj31
— KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, E.G.H (@kipmurkomen) September 18, 2019
The team was tasked with reviewing the designs, technical sustainability and financial proposals of Kimwarer and Arror dams.
In its findings, the committee recommended an immediate cancellation of the Kimwarer Dam project, which was found to be technically and financially not feasible.
It was, however, satisfied that the Arror Multipurpose Dam Project, despite being overpriced, is economically viable and ought to be completed.
Uhuru’s decision to cancel the project also caught the attention of Kericho County Senator, Aaron Cheruiyot, who observed that it was important for the president to also reveal the cancellation cost, and the action Uhuru intended to take against all the officers in his administration who initiated this mess.
KIMWARER CANCELLED.
It is important that our president also reveals to us the cancellation cost & the action he intends to take against ALL the officers in his adminstration who initiated this mess. pic.twitter.com/7jl6zh6mts— Aaron Cheruiyot (@Aaroncheruiyot) September 18, 2019
3.I urge the President to constitute a transparent team that is national in character to look at all projects in Kenya&that which will not ethnically profile some regions 4 discrimination. We’re consulting as people of EMC&we shall do everything to ensure that justice is done
— KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, E.G.H (@kipmurkomen) September 18, 2019
The only problem you have with Kimwarer dam is that your mother doesn’t come from there. My goodness …. https://t.co/18BAUo5eNl
— KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, E.G.H (@kipmurkomen) September 18, 2019