Turkana will benefit more from oil proceeds if NASA forms the next government, Governor Josephat Nanok has said.
Opposition flag bearer Raila Odinga said 30 per cent of the proceeds will remain in the county, not the five per cent offered by Jubilee.
Nanok noted Raila has committed to ensuring locals get their fair share of revenue when extraction begins.
“The Jubilee government wants to give us only five per cent of this, even after I told President Uhuru Kenyatta this is important to Turkana people. He would not listen,” Nanok said.
In March, the President referred to the Governor as a fool and a devil after claims that his government had allocated Turkana insufficient funds.
An agitated Uhuru, who spoke in Kiswahili, also responded to claims that he has
interests in the county's oil.
He said no one should tell Kenyans the lie about him needing
oil belonging to others.
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Nanok further said the 11th Parliament was adjourned before debate on Petroleum Exploration and Development and Production Bill, 2016 due to lack of commitment by the head of state.
"The Jubilee administration has not been sincere about sharing oil proceeds because it does not want Turkana to develop like other counties," he said in Lokichogio on Tuesday,
The county chief, who is Council of Governors chairman, said the government has resorted to supplying relief food to locals as a campaign tool.
“It is suspect that the national government is delivering relief food to residents a few weeks to the election. They failed to provide any food when we experienced drought last year. We know they are using this to win votes."
But he noted Turkana residents are wiser and will not vote for Jubilee because of relief food.
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