The State House Anti-Corruption Unit, working with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), has arraigned four officials of Kapchorwa Municipal Council before the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kapchorwa on charges of neglect of duty and conspiracy to commit a felony.
Those charged are, Cherop Bob, the acting Municipal Engineer, Cherotich Alex, the ssistant Engineering Officer, Chekwurui Atebeni Silver, the ssistant Engineering Officer and Kusuro Patrick, Roads Inspector.
They officials were remanded until December 3, 2025.
According to prosecution, the accused failed to properly supervise and enforce compliance with guidelines for road maintenance projects funded under the Shs 1 Billion Road Maintenance Grant allocated to districts and municipalities.
The affected roads include: Chebukat Road, Kapenguria–Upper Cheptui Bridge Road, Siron–Towut Road, Kapteret–Kaptul–Kabat Road, Kaptul–Kapnyikew Road, Munda–Kinyanga–Bulambuli Road, Chesikwa Road, Barawa Road and Atar–Kamukes Road.
The projects, which fell under the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 financial years, were meant to cover graveling and installation of culverts.
It is alleged that despite the municipality receiving the funds and making full payments to service providers, the accused failed to ensure the execution of the approved works, leading to significant financial loss and leaving the municipality with poor road infrastructure.
The case underscores renewed efforts by anti-corruption agencies to enforce accountability and ensure that public funds for service delivery, particularly road maintenance, are properly utilized for the benefit of communities.
