A civil society organisation in Trans Nzoia County has called on the county government to clarify how it allocates, manages and safeguards its official vehicles, citing concerns over accountability in the management of public assets.
The concerns were raised by the Centre for Transparency and Accountability (CETRA), whose Director Samuel Kiboi urged the county government to explain the allocation and use of its official vehicles.
Kiboi alleged that some county vehicles were being used contrary to established procedures and claimed that the status of several vehicles involved in previous accidents had not been publicly disclosed.
“Some county vehicles were being used contrary to established procedures, while others involved in past accidents had not been publicly accounted for,” Kiboi said.
He said the County Secretary, as the head of the county public service, is responsible for ensuring official vehicles are allocated and used in accordance with the law.
Kiboi also said the county’s Transport Manager has a duty to safeguard public assets and ensure government vehicles are assigned only to authorised officers.
“The Transport Manager has a duty to safeguard county assets and ensure government vehicles are only assigned to authorised officers. We are giving the county government seven days to explain the allocation and use of these vehicles,” he said.
The CETRA director further questioned the status of county vehicles involved in previous accidents, including an ambulance involved in an accident in 2020 and another vehicle involved in a fatal accident in 2017.
He called on the county government to publish an inventory of vehicles involved in accidents or currently out of service to enhance public accountability.
