Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo rubbished claims that donor funds meant for the county have vanished.
He came out fighting even as the National Treasury suspended the devolved unit from implementing a major World Bank–backed climate programme suspected plunder.
On Friday, the Governor appeared to finger for censure some shadowy political rivals who he accused of exploiting the crisis for cheap political mileage.
“Some people are shouting that money has been stolen. Let us stop playing politics. No money has been lost — not even a single coin,” he said.
He was peaking Friday at the burial of his father-in-law, Mzee Samson Nyambane Omae, in Isoge village, Esise Ward, Borabu Constituency.
The suspension of the project , he stated, was temporary.
He said donor funding would be continue once the issues raised by the Treasury are addressed.
Nyaribo’s defiant remarks come in the wake of a damning letter dated December 15, 2025, in which Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi suspended Nyamira County from the Financing Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) Programme.
According to the Treasury, recent World Bank missions uncovered troubling financial management lapses, including unauthorised use of funds, unsupported expenditures, and projects that were paid for but never delivered.
While the irregularities were linked to two World Bank-funded projects — the Second Kenya Informal Settlements Improvement Project and the National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project — the Treasury warned that the findings raise broader questions about accountability and governance of donor funds in Nyamira.
“Your county is hereby suspended from implementation of the FLLoCA Programme until the raised issues are cleared,” the letter reads.
Unfazed, Governor Nyaribo played down the fallout, insisting the suspension does not amount to loss of donor money and promising to “clear the air” in due course.
“The truth will come out very soon,” he said.
The Governor reassured the residents that development would not stall, outlining a raft of projects set to proceed, including water distribution from boreholes, completion of Isoge Health Facility by December, and opening up of roads using county machinery already deployed in the area.
As Nyamira finds itself under the spotlight, the standoff between the county government and the Treasury is shaping up as a high-stakes test of accountability — and a political battle with serious implications for development funding.
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