The county government of Nyamira has been urged to scrutinise capability of various contractors prior to awarding of tenders in various sectors to avert increasing cases of stalled projects across the county.
Speaking in his backyard on Thursday at Gesima, Nyamira youth president Justus Maeche said the county was giving tenders to people who did not have financial muscle to complete in time, making many projects stall.
He accused people allegedly pretending to be youths to win tenders that are set aside for the young people, besides calling for an expeditious audit from the county assembly.
“The county is busy dishing out projects to people who cannot even commence the foundation. They do not qualify at all to win the tenders and that is why many projects including hospitals and ECDE institutions have stalled. Further, most of those who win the contracts hide in the name of the youths,” he said.
He specifically took head on a group that was given opportunity to construct public toilets in Gesima market, saying it had taken long for the project to commence.
“My concerns are very genuine. For instance, look at the Gesima public toilet project; it has never started even after someone won a tender. The assembly should investigate these incidents,” he said.
Mr Maeche said the assembly should be allowed to vet contractors in a bid to assess their ability and competence to avert the crisis.
“You cannot possibly give work to people who are broke whether youths or the marginalised groups. They should form groups and raise resources for the contracts that are available,” he said.