Parliament gives Liwatoni fisheries nod

The Parliamentary Committee on Blue Economy, Water and irrigation has given the scandal-riddled Liwatoni Fisheries Complex project a clean bill of health, despite the project being choked by myriad corruption allegations.
Speaking after touring the multi-billion shillings project, the committee chaired by Marakwet East MP David Bowen expressed satisfaction with the progress of the project which is currently at 50 percent.
“We are here on an inspection tour which started a long time ago and the president himself was here to inspect the project and he is keenly following the project because he understands its importance . So as a committee which approved funding for this project we have visited the project and we are happy with the progress which is currently 50 per cent and is expected to be completed in the next six months or so,” said the chair at the site.
Yesterday, the chair said the committee recently approved an additional Sh323 million which the contractor is expected to receive in the next one to two weeks to help finalise the project.
The project was allocated Sh1.8 billion in the 2021/2022 financial year but the construction works could not progress further after investigation by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) exposed claims of procurement irregularities leading to termination of the then contractor’s contract.