The main dais of the newly refurbished Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega. [File, Standard]Kakamega County Government has dismissed claims by ODM’s Director of Communications Philip Etale that Bukhungu Stadium and Kamamega County Referral Hospitals were funded by the national government. In an earlier statement, Etale said before presiding over Mashujaa Day celebrations in 2019 which were held in Kakamega County at Bukhungu Stadium, the national government released funds for the construction of the stadium among other projects. Etale was responding to claims by Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala and Lugari MP Ayub Savula that ODM leader Raila Odinga had abandoned the western region and was only taking President Kenyatta to Nyanza. Etale, however, said the Kisumu port and the rehabilitation of the railway line are national projects wand will benefit even western counties.

Source: Standard Digital June 07, 2021 15:16 UTC