Governor Josphat Nanok has fought off perceptions that Turkana county has failed to spend allocated billions of shillings to spur developmentThe county is in the spotlight as drought-induced hunger continues to ravage the lives of hundreds of people. Nanok told the Star on Tuesday that the county has cumulatively received Sh1.2 billion from the Equalisation Fund but the National Treasury controls the money. Nanok says the county cannot bank on oil revenue at the moment since the oil has not been sold. Nanok said the National Irrigation Board has already planted maize in 2,000 acres at the Katilu Irrigation Scheme in Turkana South. He blamed ‘white collar murderers’ in the national and county governments who profited from money allocated for irrigation and dams.

Source: The Star March 29, 2019 21:11 UTC