Former Kiambu Governor William Kobogo has hit out at his successor Ferdinand Waititu for misusing expensive stadiums in the county.
Speaking on Saturday, November 17, during an interview with Tuko, the former county boss accused Waititu's administration of misusing and destroying the multimillion Ruiru stadium, which he said he refurbished despite stadiums being under the jurisdiction of the national government.
Kabogo argued that he refurbished the stadium with the aim of nurturing sporting talent among youth in the county.
‘’Stadiums are the jurisdictions of the national government and I moved to improve it for the sake of our youth. It is sad that the stadium has been turned to a venue of holding public meetings and locals are parking their cars and pitching tents on expensive artificial turfs. It is very wrong to use to use the soccer fields for other functions and more so pitching tents on the austro-turf carpet. It is very disgusting,’’ said Kabogo as quoted by Tuko.
Commenting on the issue, engineer James Makengi said: "When such a surface is exposed to excess traction it can easily peel off. It is more expensive to maintain it under the circumstance. A square meter of the turf ranges between Sh2,200 and Sh3,800 according to his thickness."
On October 21, Kabogo took to Twitter to condemn the county government for holding a concert at the stadium, terming the move as shameful.
He further criticised Waitutu's administration for allowing cars to be packed on the artificial grass.