Members of the Akuisi Farmers Company limited in Solai, Subukia on Tuesday held a peaceful demonstration over alleged misappropriation of company funds.
The members, while waving twigs and placards, marched from Kiremba village to the local assistant county commissioner’s office where they demanded that the company directors be held to account.
They took issue with the move by the current directors to open a new bank account without the knowledge of members adding that efforts to have them furnished with statements of the account have been futile.
A meeting called by the area MCA Dr. Peter Mbae to resolve the standoff failed to take place after the company directors reportedly skipped and switched off their phones.
The company members have now called on Nakuru county commissioner Joshua Nkanatha to convene an urgent meeting of all the directors and members in order to resolve the standoff.
“We are calling on Nakuru county commissioner Joshua Nkanatha to convene an urgent meeting of all the directors and members in order to resolve the standoff,” one member said.
Mbae said it was unfortunate that the directors had failed to account for the funds.
He said that on Thursday they will be convening a meeting at the county commissioner's office to chat the way forward.
“We want this matter to be addressed once and for all. Let the law face up with those who have messed up these members,” said Mbae.
In a telephone interview, company chairman Joseph Githaiga Ndirangu said there was no malice in having a new account.
“We opened a new bank account since the former directors had not handed over their books of accounts and thus mixing of members contributions could spark a controversy when it comes to accounting,” said Githaiga.
Akuisi Farmers Company has had long leadership wrangles that have delayed issuing of title deeds.
It is one of the companies whose members are set to benefit from the ongoing accelerated titling programme in Nakuru county which was initiated following a presidential directive.
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