Mumias East MP Benjamin Washiali has vowed to continue probe into the cartels who allegedly squandered money from Mumias Sugar Company leading to its collapse.
This comes after the National assembly failed to pass a bill he had drafted wanting the Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero take sole responsibility for the collapse of Mumias Sugar Company.
Speaker Justin Muturi rejected his bid to have Nairobi governor Dr. Evans Kidero’s name included in a probe report on the collapse of Mumias sugar and ejected him from the house citing disrespect to the house rules.
Mp Washiali refuted claims that he is among the people who curtailed the scum to steal from Mumias sugar and has urged legislators, especially from Western, to ensure justice for residents.
He promised to ensure that the KPMG report is implemented and that the people involved in embezzlement of funds from the Company leading to its collapse, like the then company’s Managing Director Evans Kidero and other managers are brought to book.
Washiali was speaking at a function where more than 300 farmers received different seeds for planting from One Acre Fund.
One Acre Fund is a non-profit organisation headquartered in Bungoma County, Kenya, that supplies farmers with asset-based financing and agricultural training services to reduce hunger and poverty.
One Acre Fund manager Nick Daniels urged the more than 300 farmers who benefited from the different seeds to apply for loans from the One Acre Fund kit and fulfill their farming dreams.
One Acre Fund works with rural and subsistence farmers to improve their farming by giving them training and resources.
It supplies smallholder farmers with the agricultural tools and knowledge they need to lift themselves out of hunger and poverty.
It has grown exponentially in less than 10 years, now it serves 300,000 farm families from only 120 in 2006 when it was begun.
Its operations are 74 percent financially sustainable, which means the organization relies much less on donor dollars and philanthropic contributions than it does on its own steady stream of income.
The organization is also backed by some donor funding, especially for its innovation and research work.
Its scalability and financial sustainability are largely attributed to its unique operating model, which runs more like a private sector company than a traditional nonprofit.
