Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has told staff to “stop embarrassing me by engaging in corruption.”
He said there are executives, chief officers and other staff engaging in unscrupulous deals and shameful behaviour.
“I ask those to whom we have been given work not to bring me shame. If you steal, they say it’s the governor. If you make a mistake, they say it’s the governor, because I’m the driver of this county’s bus,” Lusaka said.
He said he will sack anyone involved in graft. “Before residents accuse me of things I’m not aware of, I will send you home first,” Lusaka said.
He spoke on Monday at the county headquarters in Bungoma town, when he appointed Stella Musotso as the Cooperatives chief officer and Bonaventure Wasikoyo as a member of the County Public Service Board.
Lusaka said residents point fingers at him because they have given him the responsibility to protect their funds and resources and they don’t know about the staff.
He said many things have been said about the county being involved in “shameful activities”, caused by a section of workers.
The governor said he will not sit by and watch people accuse him of things he is not party to.
