There was drama in Kakamega County on Thursday, October 28, after ward representatives and youths called out their former senator, Bony Khalwale to account for money donated to them.
The money, Ksh1 million was donated by the Deputy President William Ruto, to support the youth and women in the area, who engage in small businesses.
The United Democratic Alliance(UDA) supporters have however claimed that not a single cent donated by Ruto was given to them.
As a result, the Isukha ward Member of County Assembly, Farouk Machanje, called a press conference on Thursday morning, alleging that Khalwale had a hand in the disappearance of the money.
The youths present in the meeting blamed Khalwale for not giving them the money the deputy president had allocated to them.
"I'm here as the MCA of Isukha East, and we want Khalwale to come out and account for the Ksh1 million Ruto donated to help our youth and women," Machanje stated.
The youths, through the Isukha MCA further demanded that DP Ruto gets someone different to vie for the Kakamega gubernatorial seat, on the UDA ticket.
This, they said, is because Khalwale is not someone that can lead the UDA team from Kakamega, but simply a political broker.
"I am asking my friend DP, kindly look for someone else and work with him for the Kakamega county gubernatorial race. Khalwale is a no. He is a political broker," Machanja remarked.
The media briefing however did not last long, as police were forced to disperse the youths and restore order in the area.
This incident comes barely days after a similar case was witnessed in Kongowea market, Mombasa county.
They protested that the Ksh1.3 million donated by the DP had ended up in the pockets of a few individuals.
Efforts to reach Khalwale proved futile, as he failed to respond to respond to our calls and messages at the time of the publication.
