IN SUMMARY
▪ “That is an abuse of office and I want to ask the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate and bring Odawa to book,” Dooso said.
▪ Hon Odawa denied the allegation but admitted to having worked with the county government saying he won tenders before he became MCA.
Sigomere ward electorates in Siaya are collecting signatures to recall their MCA Eric Odawa for abuse of office.
The voters led by youth leader Kevis Dooso, claim that Hon Odawa used his position in the county assembly to secure a lucrative road tender worth Sh20 million for himself.
The youth leaders chairman, said Hon Odawa used his position as the chairman of the Siaya county assembly’s committee on roads to secure the tender claiming a conflict of interest.
Dooso said they were collecting signatures to recall the MCA.
Dooso said he had files of many other MCAs in Siaya who he said were getting tenders from the executive.
He claimed Odawa threatened the executive with fake reports on roads to win tenders and handouts.
The youth leader said he had documents to help in the investigations.
He said the MCA’s company did shoddy work citing the Nyaranga box culvert, Kosunga-Ogango road and Sigomere-Hawagaya road.
Hon Odawa denied the allegation but admitted to having worked with the county government saying he won tenders before he became MCA.
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