The wife to Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong, Judy Onamu has sent a passionate plea to President Uhuru Kenyatta to come to the rescue of County residents by compelling a contractor expedite the tarmacking of the Busia -Malaba road which the President commissioned in 2016.
In press dispatch on Thursday, Judy said she was prompted to draw the President's attention following flash floods which have rendered the road impassable after rivers and streams broke banks.
"It is unfortunate that residents have been made to suffer by the contractor who has abandoned the project to the chagrin of the residents. This calls for quick intervention by the head of state. If the contractor cannot expedite the completion of the 28 kilometer road then the Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) should cancel the contract and award it to another contractor," she said.
Onamu said the contractor was instructed to tarmac the Busia- Malaba road with another awarded the Malaba-Angurai-Malakisi, and Angurai-Moding-Kawalun Road with the president commissioning the two roads concurrently.
"It is disturbing to note that the Chinese contractor who was awarded the Malaba-Angurai road is doing a commendable job with the tarmacking of the road nearing completion and yet the Busia-Malaba road has stalled," she said.