The Bomet County Executive faced tough questions from the Senate County Public Investment Committee on Thursday, January 29, 2026, over serious financial and service delivery issues highlighted in the Auditor-General’s 2024/2025 report.

The meeting focused on several key county institutions where audit queries pointed to weak systems and gaps in accountability.

The committee reviewed performance in hospitals, municipal operations, and water services under Governor Hillary Barchok’s leadership, noting recurring challenges affecting residents’ access to basic services.

In a statement shared on X on Thursday, January 29, 2026, Bomet Senator Wakili Hillary Sigei explained why the Senate takes such oversight seriously, linking financial irregularities to real-life consequences for citizens.

“Today, the Senate County Public Investment Committee sat with the Bomet County Executive to confront serious audit issues raised by the Auditor-General for the 2024/2025 financial year,” Sigei wrote.

The Committee reviewed audit queries touching on:

1. Longisa Level 4 Hospital
2. Sigor Level 4 Hospital
3. Ndanai Level 4 Hospital
4. Cheptalal Level 3B Hospital
5. Kapkoros Level 3A Hospital
6. Bomet Municipality
7. Bomet Water and Sanitation Company (BOMWASCO)

Senator Sigei said the problems identified go beyond paperwork and have a direct impact on the public.

“As leaders, we do not sit in oversight meetings for formality. We sit there because the figures in audit reports represent hospitals without medicine, stalled projects, weak services, and opportunities lost for our people. Across these institutions, the same pattern appears: financial inconsistencies, poor documentation, weak asset accountability, delayed resolution of past audit issues, and service delivery gaps. These are not small clerical errors. These are governance issues. When records are weak, systems are weak. And when systems are weak, wananchi suffer,” part of Bomet Senator’s statement reads.

He also stressed that oversight is meant to ensure every shilling reaches its intended purpose and that residents see tangible benefits.

“Oversight is not about noise. It is about ensuring that every shilling sent to Bomet works for the people of Bomet. Health facilities must have staff and equipment. Urban funds must build functioning towns. Water and sanitation services must reach households. That is the standard,” he wrote.

Senator Sigei further warned that the Senate would continue monitoring corrective actions and insisted that development is impossible without proper financial discipline.

“The Senate will continue to push for answers, documentation and corrective action. Accountability is not optional. And development cannot grow where financial discipline is missing. Bomet deserves better systems, better service delivery, and leadership that treats public funds with the seriousness it deserves,” Sigei wrote.