Instead of the Lugari residents’ homes being lit by the Kenya
Power through the government last mile project, they are now required to pay Ksh.
15,000 for the same.
This is after the purported officials from Kenya power are
alleged to be circulating a contract form registering those residents who are
willing to be connected at a fee.
The residents who have been yearning for the free connection
as done in other areas within the county and country at large are disappointed
citing the ongoing political rivalry as the main cause. Lugari constituency is
headed by Ayub Savula who is the Amani national congress (ANC)fronting its party
leader Musalia Mudavadi as the preferred presidential candidate who seems to
have the blessings of the current president Uhuru Kenyatta pitting him against
the deputy president William Ruto who has expressed interest to vie for the top
seat cone 2022.
They pointed out that it was possible that the last mile project
which was being spearheaded by Ruto could have been shelved or diverted to another
region following the MP hard knuckle attacks against the (Tangatanga)hustler narrative
that is closely associated with William Ruto.
Talking on a point of anonymity, they however challenged the
dynasty regime under which ANC party is supporting to ensure that they deliver
their promise of connecting the sub county despite the political differences
emanating from the two camps.
“Let’s keep politics out of development issues as
electricity is our right as Kenyans despite which side our MP is supporting,
this is our right as voters and not individual matters.”
They wonder why the current government was unable to
assist them and yet it had promised to do so long time ago.
“We are challenging the government to come out and honour
its pledge to the people of Lugari as we are fully behind its push for the
building bridges initiative (BBI)which is being supported by their MP and
party.”
They also called on the Mp to verify if the Kenya power
officers collecting names for connection are genuine or if it was another scam
by the power company cartels to extort from them when in real sense was the
much anticipated last mile project.
“Let our MP Savula scrutinize these Kenya power people
to know if they are real because of late the company has been marred with lots
of corruption with its officials fleecing the public millions of shillings in
terms of connections and meter billing, they could also have been assigned to carry
out the last mile connection but were taking advantage to charge us for the
same.”
They also wondered why the filled contract form was to be
dropped at the residential home of one MCA citing malice in the manner the
process was being handled.
“What are the current leaders doing? Or is there
something sinister because the filled contract form is to be dropped at the
current Lugari Ward MCAs home not forgetting the forms have confidential
details like ones’ ID Number, KRA PIN. Could these details be subjected to
political abuse?
As we expected Kenya power to acknowledge the receipt of these
forms but instead they were being delivered to an MCA ‘s home.”
The locals were alarmed after they were conned earlier with
the same pretext of bringing electricity to their homes.
“Sometimes back residents were swindled money by
unsuspecting individuals in the name of installing electricity for them. Could
this be another racket? Kenya Power needs to come out and clarify to the
residents of Lugari Ward and ensure customer information privacy if indeed that
is what is being done.”
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