NDATHI.

NDATHI. JANE MUGAMBI 19TH APRIL 2013. Kirinyaga County governor Joseph Ndathi has warned corrupt officers in the former county and municipal councils. Speaking after opening the County Assembly meeting, Ndathi said that there is an audit that is going to be made in Kagio/Sagana town council to see whether the money that was being collected from quarries reflects in the Natural resources account. “An audit is going to be done at Kagio/Sagana town council on where the council had given licenses to miners to see whether according to the depleted situation that I saw and the years the mining has been done whether the money [paid was being banked in the relevant account” said Ndathi. He however added that if there is no money reflecting then the relevant officers, be prepared to be sacked and face the law for abuse of office. Ndathi also went on to say that for now no one has been sacked but investigations are going to be done. He added that on disaster management, there is a policy that is going to be formulated to make sure that the hit areas of Ng’othi, Mwea, Riandira, Kwa-vii will never flood again. “We are going to have a policy where Kirinyaga people will not be displaced by floods by coming up with a policy of disaster management” added Ndathi He said that after visiting the flooded area, they have resolved to first drain away the water by making trenches that are going to drain water. Also on rice, he said that they are going to have a policy that will bar importation of Pakistan rice that is making Mwea farmers suffer. He said that the two or three individuals in Mwea who are enjoying the importation favour will soon be blocked so that Mwea rice (Basmati) can be sold at a very competitive price. Ends… 0723321326