The Bungoma County government has disowned its beauty queen after she made remarks that rubbed the administration the wrong way.
While giving a short description of Bungoma during the Miss Tourism finals in Vihiga, Catherine Sabina termed the county, the land of wheelbarrows and James bond.
"Hello viewers. I am Catherine Sabina from Bungoma, the land of wheelbarrows and James Bond... I am kidding. Bungoma County is a bedrock of tourism, karibu Bungoma," Sabina said in the event that was televised on Sunday.
Bungoma Tourism and Environment Executive Martin Talian was angered by the comments which tarnished the image of the county. In response, Mr Talian wrote to Miss Tourism Kenya, Rosemary Kawira, denouncing Sabina's representation, calling her an impostor.
"It has come to our notice that there is a candidate by the name Cate purporting to represent Bungoma County in Miss Tourism 2016. We did not hold any competitions for the Miss Tourism 2016 in Bungoma. Any candidate purporting to be representing Bungoma is an impostor. The county government of Bungoma shall not be liable in any way since it is not participating in Miss Tourism 2016," reads part of the letter.
However, Ms Sabina refuted the claims and said the county was aware of her participation in the beauty pageant.
Her patron, Bungoma First Lady Margaret Makelo, confirmed Sabina's participation noting that she had been enlisted as the County's representative after the event organisers made participation of all counties mandatory.
The county was criticised last year after it allegedly bought 10 wheelbarrows at a cost of Sh1.09 Million which left Kenyans baffled.
Recently, Saleh Wanjala, popularly known as 'Bungoma James Bond', hang dangerously on a flying chopper which was ferrying the body of slain businessman Jacob Juma.
