In early 2016, there was a report by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission showing that food supplies for the needy in areas that had then been hit hard by drought, necessitating relief food supplies, did not benefit the intended. Most of the relief food supplies were diverted for commercial purposes by Government functionaries, mainly chiefs, who were involved in the distribution. Matters get murkier as new revelations show that as of now, 85,000 IDPs from 33 counties have not been paid. Interestingly, the Government last week suspended compensation to IDPs in Kisii ostensibly because the exercise had been infiltrated by imposters and undeserving individuals. The timing was suspect, and concluding that Jubilee had no intention to compensate IDPs cannot be too far-fetched.

Source: Standard Digital June 21, 2017 20:47 UTC