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  Sh350m projects have stalled in Machakos — audit Auditor says residents at risk of losing money on shoddy projects and questionable payments In Summary • The projects included the Machakos New city project, commercial development Centre and the construction of a 15-storey building. Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua More than Sh350 million was spent on stalled projects in Machakos county according to the latest report by Auditor General Nancy Gathungu. The audit report says Machakos residents could be losing millions of shillings in shoddy projects, questionable payments and grounded vehicles, some of which are only three years old. The queries are contained in the 2018-19 audit report tabled in the Senate last week.  It shows the county executive paid out Sh356.40 million for projects which have stalled. They include the Machakos New City project, the development of a commercial centre and the construction of a 15-storey building. Governor Alfred Mutua’s administration awarded ...

18th February 2021 President Kenyatta meets Government Officers in the Senior Ranks of the Executive His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta today at State House, Nairobi met Officers in the Senior Ranks of the Executive to discuss Government priorities for the current Calendar year. The meeting brought together Cabinet Secretaries, Chief Administrative Secretaries and Principal Secretaries to, among other matters, deliberate on the status of ongoing National Government programmes covering Big 4 Agenda and Vision 2030 flagship projects. The President outlined to the Officers his vision and priorities for this year, top among them the completion of ongoing Government projects and programmes across all sectors and regions of the country. Further, the President instructed the Officials to ensure prudent utilization of public resources in service delivery saying Kenyans must always get the highest value return for their money. The Head of State urged the Officers to embrace teamwork and un...

  Rival factions battling for the control of Ford Kenya have clashed over a National Delegates Congress set to endorse the ouster of party leader Moses Wetang'ula. Wetang'ula has declared as illegal, null and void the November 21 NDC convened by the Wafula Wamunyinyi-led camp, saying it has not been sanctioned by party organs. In a public notice, Wetang'ula asked party members to ignore the meeting, which he maintained has been invalidly convened. "Neither the party nor any of its organs instructed and or authorised Eseli Simiyu to issue the Notice on October 31, 2020 and November 1, 2020," Wetang'ula said. The said NDC meeting has been convened by Simiyu, the party's secretary general who fell out with Wetang'ula and now allied to Wamunyinyi. Wetang'ula was initially ousted as party leader in May, but he moved to the High Court, which temporarily reinstated him. The registrar has said the Wetang'ula faction of the National Executive Council la...

The construction of the Sh.1.8 billion new Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) headquarters building in Mombasa Island has reached 86 percent completion. This was revealed by Transport Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Wavinya Ndeti when she toured the project site at Mbaraki area of the coastal city. The CAS who was on a supervision tour of the facility said she was satisfied with the project's progress saying that the government is committed to the prosperity and development of the blue economy sector. The 15-storey iconic complex billed as the tallest building in Mombasa and whose construction began in February 2017, was supposed to have been completed by September 2019. However, the project was delayed because of “some technical issues’ according to the CAS who said the issues are being addressed. ‘The government and contractor are working round the clock to ensure speedy completion of the project’ she said. She added that the construction of a new aquarium at the new structure i...

Wavinya Ndeti says Government will deal ruthlessly with conveners of ‘kangaroo courts’ Transport Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Wavinya Ndeti on Sunday fired warning shots at defilers and urged all state officers to ensure defilement cases are fast-tracked and processed with speed. Addressing the press after speaking to teenagers who attended a counseling session at Kinanie Catholic Church in Mavoko constituency, Ms Ndeti said the Government was greatly concerned with the surge in teenage pregnancies, a trend she said must be reversed at whatever cost. “As a Government we have taken the position that child defilement, incest and all manner of sexual offenses particularly directed to children must be dealt with firmly and decisively. We cannot sit and watch as few crooks ruin the future of our children,” Ms Ndeti said.

HON. CAS WAVINYA NDETI LAMU VISIT FOR INSPECTION OF PROGRESS OF WORKS FOR MANDA AND MTANGAWANDA JETTIES  09/08/2020. Hon CAS accompanied by the Deputy County Commissioner, David Lusava , County Security team and SDoPW Officers led by Chief Engineer Structural Eng. H. J. N. Nyaanga are on a tour to inspect  works by the Ministry of Transport Department of Maritime and Shipping.  MANDA JETTY- MANDA AIRPORT GATEWAY .  The works comprised of demolition of the dilapidated pontoon, rehabilitation of the staircase, Construction of a ramp for people with disabilities and construction of 200m of seawall with boat anchors Manda Jetty is complete and in use. Local residents were full of praise to the government for the good work. MTANGAWANDA JETTY This is the main gateway to Pate island. The dilapidated pontoon had detached and got swept away by the sea water tides. The works comprise of the reconstruction of the whole Jetty. The scope of works is reconstruction of the seawall,...