Kiambu Governor William Kabogo has denied claims by a section of Members of County Assembly (MCAs) that he is using bursary funds to advance his political campaigns ahead of the 2017 general elections.
Addressing residents at Ndumberi trading centre on Thursday when he issued bursary funds to needy but bright students, Kabogo denied the claims terming them as malicious.
The governor said that those spreading the malicious rumors were unhappy because they thought they could access the money and use it for their own benefit instead of helping the needy students.
Kabogo said that as the county governor, he has every right to issue the bursary funds.
“Those people going round spreading rumors that Kabogo is using bursary funds for his political agenda are wrong and only want to tarnish my name,” he said.
Kabogo added that he has not yet started campaigning for the 2017 general elections and that he is focused on serving the people.
The Kiambu governor said he will continue to issue the bursary funds to students in the different sub-counties in Kiambu.
“We will continue to give out the funds in the open so that everyone can see that the funds have been given out,” he said.
Kabogo noted that the decision to disburse the bursary funds personally was meant to curb misuse of the funds, as some people entrusted to give out the funds use them for their own selfish interests.
On Monday, a section of MCAs asked Kabogo to allow them to give out the funds to the needy students. The MCAs, among them Ndumberi ‘s Ngugi Uiri, Limuru Central’s Njenga Muragumi and Riabai’s Martin Wachira said that it was their work to issue out bursaries to needy students.
The MCAs said that Kabogo was allegedly using the bursary funds as a way of campaigning ahead of the 2017 poll.
Governor Kabogo has for the past two weeks been issuing bursaries to needy students across Kiambu County.