Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka has alleged that the government lost an additional KSh 40 billion after cancelling the initial tender for the Rironi road project and awarding it to a new contractor at a higher cost.
Speaking on JKL Live with veteran journalist Jeff Koinange on Citizen TV, Onyonka said the project was originally awarded during former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration at a cost of KSh 156 billion.
“The tender was later terminated and handed to another company, which is now set to undertake the same project at a cost of KSh 200 billion,” Onyonka claimed.
According to the vocal Senator, the decision to switch contractors significantly inflated the overall project cost, placing an unnecessary burden on taxpayers.
“We lost an extra KSh 40 billion, and that is money you can pay teachers, that is money you can give health workers. KSh 40 billion is serious money,” he said.
President William Ruto launched the Rironi–Mau Summit road in November last year, describing it as part of Kenya’s Vision 2030 and the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda.
