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    "content": "projects, or projects that do not fall within the mandate of the county government such as the construction of eco-lodges in Kainuk and Lokito- Angaberuarabel in Turkana North and Turkana South sub counties, respectively. Over Kshs300 million has been spent on these projects with no sign of completion. (5) That, the County Government of Turkana and its CEC have, contrary to the law, undertaken recruitment of officers to serve in the county government on the basis of favoritism and nepotism. The requirements set out in the law as regards qualifications, recruitment, vetting and approval procedures have not been followed in making these appointments. (6) That, despite these matters being brought to the attention of the governor, he has failed to take any action against corrupt officers in his government. The Turkana County Assembly has also failed in its role to exercise oversight over the actions of the county executive. (7) That, we have made the best efforts to have these matters resolved, but our efforts have not yielded any positive outcome. (8) That, none of the issues raised in this petition is pending in a court of law, constitutional or any other legal body. Before I present my humble prayers, allow me to give a small preamble of Turkana County. Turkana County receives the second largest allocation of funds in the nation’s budget after Nairobi County. Over Kshs40 billion has been sank in Turkana County. We decry the wasteful nature of over Kshs40 billion with Turkana County still enjoying the poverty index of 94 per cent, with water and infrastructure problems and Kenya’s negative image on famine being the people of Turkana County who are starving. According to some sources, Turkana County is a bribery free zone, but I cannot believe that with the kind of lifestyle of the executives that we see there. They live posh lives with lavish vehicles, houses and skyscrapers are coming up in Turkana. Therefore, we cannot talk of Turkana County as being a bribery free zone. I would like to highlight a few cases on how Turkana County Government seems to be spending this money “correctly” according to them. The County Government of Turkana is building the governor’s office at a cost of Kshs600 million with a helicopter landing pad. That is an office that is being built in an area where people are starving. The governor expects to be flying from the top of his office. Executive offices for the 10 CEC members will cost over Kshs500 million. This is not part of the Kshs600 million for a five story building. A sum of Kshs300 million is being spent to build a state lodge. The money has already been paid, but the construction is not even quarter way. They have just put up the fence. The governor spent Kshs19 million to acquire less than one acre to expand his office. A sum of Kshs19 million to acquire less than one acre of land in Lodwar is unheard of. One acre of land in Lodwar should sell at less than Kshs500,000 or Kshs1 million."
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