CHIEF OFFICER ON THE SPOT OVER A NAIROBI BASED COMPANY
The rot in Bungoma Fire Service depart was exposed when fire broke out at Nzoia Sugar Company on 19th Nov. 2020 where only vehicle available and could assist in putting out fire was and still is the 200 ltr capacity Land rover which in one fire service officer’s view can’t manage a fire.
“Saa hizi hatuwezi zima moto hii town… the machines are all grounded except one… na bado hiyo iko slow na water capacity ya chini… Hata ile siku ya moto Nzoia sugar tulikuwa spectators” said a fireman
So far the County has 4 machines with the following conditions;
- MAN (big engine/vehicle); –
- Acquired during Lusaka’s regime
- Grounded
- It’s always “repaired” via irregular means
- Ambulance; –
- 3 flat tires
- ENGINE irregularly replaced without the knowledge of the Transport and Mechanical depart
- NO INSPECTION done after repairs by the said Nairobi company
- Renault (big engine/vehicle);
- Serves as source of spare parts to the other vehicles
- Its hidden in the garage at the Roads offices – Kanduyi
- Land rover (Old) ;
- 200 ltr capacity
- Working, slow and inefficient
EMICO Company Limited – The company that repairs the engines;
- Nairobi based (Looks like a briefcase company)
- Single sourced to supply the County with Mechanical repairs services
- It nevertheless is alleged to be doing repairs from the County roads depart yard
- Replaced the main Fire vehicle’s engine and was paid without inspection
- The “repaired’ machine is totally grounded
- They aren’t experts in repairing such engines
- No report has been made from the user depart that the vehicles broke down before “repairs”
- Transport and Mechanical depart wasn’t involved in procuring repairs and therefore the said UNSUCCESSFUL “repairs’ remain news to the depart.
#iKUWEiKUWE Updates has also learnt that a Chief Fire Officer Mr. Moses Musonye arguably the most experienced Fire Service expert in the region who fell out with Mr, Marango the Chief Officer (CO) allegedly on tribal grounds has been earning FULL salary for 9 months and yet he remains out of office after the CO throw him out confiscating all his work related and personal belongings. He has never received a dismissal letter but then again is not allowed to access office and/or touch any Fire services property.
The remaining officers have now adopted a routine where they report to work in the morning and leave for personal errands for the remainder of the day
#iKUWEiKUWE Rat in the fire depart indicates that some firemen sell the water to business persons around Kanduyi and other water vendors within the town… The rat adds “Wadosi wanajua hii mambo”
Related; https://ikuweikuwe.com/2020/08/24/county-ditches-youths-in-the-ongoing-fumigation-exercise/
You remember the fumigation exercise? Cash cow it was
The Ministry of Roads Chief officer Mr. Marango has been adversely mentioned in the irregular procurement and Micromanaging within the Fires service department
He was not available for comment for he away in Baringo taking a management course
