PHOTO | PHOEBE OKALL | FILE Transition Authority chairman Kinuthia
Wamwangi addresses participants during a national conference on
devolution in Nairobi on September 2, 2013.
NATION MEDIA GROUP
The Transition Authority has stepped in to contain a simmering row between a national roads corporation and Taita Taveta County.
At
the centre of controversy is the awarding of road maintenance contracts
in the devolved unit by the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) which
the county assembly claims was not done transparently.
In
a letter dated December 19, 2013, however, the Transition Authority
warned the county assembly of interfering with the services of a state
corporation whose services are not devolved.
“Until the
functions performed by KeRRA are devolved to the counties, you cannot
interfere in the operation of these entities,” Transition Authority
chief executive Stephen Makori said.
Taita Taveta
County Assembly Speaker Meshack Maganga had already written a letter to
the roads corporation seeking to stop the awarding of the contracts on
grounds that there were corrupt dealings in the transaction.
In
response, the TA said the county assembly does not have any oversight
role over KeRRA since that was being done by the National Assembly.
Mr
Makori urged the county assembly to adhere to procurement laws,
regulations and guidelines while addressing any concerns in relation to
procurement.
“Much as the procurement process may be
terminated at any stage before a tender is awarded, that must be done
according to Public Procurement and Disposal Act as well as the
subsidiary legislation,” he said.
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