Deputy President William Ruto has dismissed claims that Sh21 billion have been lost in the Arror and Kimwarer dam projects.
Ruto says only Sh7 billion is in question in the two multi-purpose dam projects in Elgeyo-Marakwet.
Describing the claims as a “flat lie”, Ruto says theirs is a “responsible government” that will ensure no taxpayers’ cash is lost.
“You have heard that the government has lost Ksh.21 billion in Kimwarer and Arror dams which is a flat lie. The money in question is about Ksh.7 billion and for every coin that has been paid, we have a bank guarantee,” says Ruto.
“No money will be lost because we are a responsible government, we have engaged every arm of government to make sure that public resources are safe and therefore the correct info must be used as we target the fight against corruption so that we can nail the true culprits.”
Ruto’s remarks come after the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) summoned directors of more than 100 companies who received payments for supply of different items for the dams.
It has also emerged that Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich, his Devolution counterpart Eugene Wamalwa, and Treasury PS Kamau Thugge may be questioned by the DCI as detectives dig into the dam’s scandal.
Some of the firms are said to have received millions for the supply of bed sheets and towels, in tenders that were supposed to be about the two dams.
Ruto has spoken on Thursday at the State Of The Judiciary workshop at the High Court in Nairobi which was graced by President Kenyatta and Chief Justice David Maraga.
“The narrative that is being built that anything the government is doing must be corrupt. We must be sincere and honest about what is going on so that we don’t criminalize and bastardize or create propaganda around every government initiative,” Ruto notes.
“Our commitment as the executive, as the legislature and judiciary, there is a now a mechanism and synergy around what we must do so that we can deliver for the people of Kenya.”
” We must proceed on that basis and on the basis of factual information so that we can do justice to our country and use of public resources in the right manner.”
Let me be truthfully blunt…
Let me be truthfully blunt:Kalenjins are THIEVES by birth, by right. Remember how they plundered flourishing parastatals and intitutions like KPTC, KPLC, ADC, KFA, Kenya Army, Kenya Police, KGGCU, KEFRI etc, during Moi’s era. Well, do you also wonder why Ruto demanded that his tribesmen be issued with dockets like the Treasury, Energy, Water, and others. Now you know. Ruto knew where mega projects and mega billions produced pocket smoke. And he was right. In the Energy docket, KPLC, KENGEN, KENYA PIPELINE, KENTRACO and others have been saturated with Kalenjins from the management to the tea girl, frustrating and transfering qualified personnel in the same way they did to Kenyans in the 80s and 90s. In the water docket, you all know about Biwott’s Turkwel Dam, a “White elephant” and what still buffles us even today. The reason why Kalenjins are implicated in these scandals is becayse Ruto promoted and put them in strategic positions so that their ills will go undetected. Ask yourself, with a salary of Sh1.3m, how do you build a sh1.2B home, sh600000 beachfront hotel, donate millions in harambees etc? What we are seeing is a repitition of Moi era mega corruption that Kalenjins are well prone to. In the coming weeks, many other scandals will blow up as our beloveth statesman and Super CS Matiang’i, continue to unravel why many paid-for projects stalled. Ask yourself, just why is Ruto and former diasporan Murkomen making noise about the mega dams instead of waiting for investigations to be completed? Its because they know that they are among the chain that got the billions. Its amazing Ruto and Murkomen continue to water down investigators’ findings, yet these are govt agencies constituted to unravel the truth.
Bro I totally concur with…
Bro I totally concur with your stated facts. I recall some leader from the Rift Valley during that time he stated that Kalenjins culture are based on taking way herd of cattle rather than doing normal business.
The main cause is corruption is Uhuruto Administration concentrated on they own tribesmen to be most of the precious position in all the government jobs.
And that’s why Kshs 7 billion in only the money which’s uncounted for. That directly means both Uhuro and Ruto are playing games to Kenyans
You are spot on. After 24…
You are spot on. After 24 solid years of nyayo ‘error’ and plunder; 5 years of Kibaki’s “see no evil hear no evil”; another 5 years of “I was not consulted”; plus 5 years of Uhuruto politicoromance makes 39 un- interrupted years of perfecting the art of thievery. And it is only after handshake that the trees are shaking for all to see what falls-leaves, fruits and snakes.
So claimed 21b lost you…
So claimed 21b lost you mentio 7 billion in question how you came to the figure God knows.Send a thief to catch a thief they say
There should not be anything…
There should not be anything in question not even the 7 Billion. You say it like it is some small change.
Good job Hustler you…
Good job Hustler you perfected a low key profile there…a quick question though – how come was your personal Aide mentioned in this scandal in today morning talk show?
Additionally, VP Ruto please dig out more on the little money in question is only Ksh.7 billion so we can know and who caused all this anxiety?
My fren, when you are a…
My fren, when you are a candidate for office its like being a bride or bridegroom you got to be above beyond reproach. Whether true or not commenting on potentially explosive cases, your are drawing fire to your candidacy.
please demolish weston hotel…
please demolish weston hotel that you stole first because we can listen to your verbal diarrhea
please demolish weston hotel…
please demolish weston hotel that you stole first because we can listen to your verbal diarrhea
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