In a surprise twist of events, Nyamira county tax payers will closely monitor implementation of road projects in wards to get value for their money.
Governor Amos Nyaribo disclosed during a tour of Bokeira and Esise wards that the projects on 15 km of roads in the county’s 20 wards will see a a total of Ksh. 160 million spent.
Nyaribo challenged the residents to guard against application of unsuitable murram and theft of diesel from machines doing the road works.
National government’s Mechanical Trust Fund had provided the money and will undertake the projects whose phase one was on at an estimated Ksh. 60million while Ksh. 100 million had been earmarked for the second phase.
The governor’s advisory comes amid protests usually staged by a cross-section of tax payers whenever some contractors offered shoddy workmanship on roads.
Due to runaway corruption, allocated project money was sometimes reduced leading to use of sub standard materials and inadequate fuel after it was siphoned from the construction machinery.
According to Nyaribo, taxpayers should report to the authorities crooks engaged in the malpractices for prompt action.