State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed has accused lawyer Morara Kebaso of misleading Kenyans over government projects.
In a statement, Hussein called out Morara over his claims that President William Ruto relaunched a road project in Kisii that had been previously launched by former President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2016.
“Stop misleading Kenyans! The road crisscrosses Kitutu Chache North and South constituencies in Kisii County, and is 64.6 km. The project was initially awarded on 11th May 2016, and works commenced on 5th August 2016, after its launch by President Uhuru Kenyatta,” he said.
However, he explained that the contract was mutually terminated on 16th May 2023, due to the contractor’s non-performance.
He clarified that the contractor had completed 27km, with 77 months having lapsed out of the 30-month contract period at the time of termination.
“The project was re-tendered and awarded on 14th March 2024, with works commencing on 22nd June 2024. President William Ruto officially relaunched the newly awarded road contract previously,” Hussein said.
Hussein said the contract period for the works is 42 months and a further maintenance period of 36 months.
Hussein Defends ‘Launching’ of Govt Projects
He noted that a project launch is often just a ceremonial event, and it sometimes occurs after works have already begun, hence the phrase ‘official launch’.
“Don’t overly concern yourself with plaques. You should’ve gone to Kegogi-Sombogo-Marani-Ititi section where works are ongoing,” Husseain said.
He went ahead to provide photos of ongoing works at Kegogi-Sombogo-Marani-Ititi section of the road.
Morara has been has become popular by mimicking President Ruto and visiting stalled government projects in various parts of the country.
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Morara Announces Plans to Open an Office
On Monday, August 19, Morara revealed that he plans to close down his business to fully focus on governance.
He mentioned that he plans to establish a governance office to provide civic education specially to people in the villages, rural municipalities and slum settlements.
“I now intend to go into governance and take the role of calling for good governance and to abandon my business because I think I am done with making money. Not that it is enough, but I need a new sense of purpose and direction. I think I have found my purpose on this earth,” Morara said.
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He said the office will visit all government projects and conduct research about them to keep the people informed of their progress.
Morara thanked Kenyans who have been supporting by sending him money for fuel via Mpesa and providing details about government projects.
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