Corrupt Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa has come under fierce criticism for branding his tainted name on a house he built for the widow of the late Harambee Stars fan Isaac Juma.
Barasa branded the mad thatched house by writing ‘Kind support from Barasa Foundation 2022-2023’ on its roof and took photos which he posted online for PR purposes as he handed it over to Juma’s second wife Farida, in Ebung’ale Village, East Wanga, Mumias East subcounty during an emotional ceremony held over the weekend.
Juma,56, was hacked to death by unknown gang men at his family home in Rukaya village, Mumias, Kakamega county on January 27.
“I paid a visit to his family to officially hand over a house that was constructed under the auspices of the “Barasa Foundation,” and pass my Christmas gift to them,” Barasa said.
Mrs. Farida who thanked the county boss said she has been struggling to make ends meet since the demise of her husband who was killed over land squabbles.
“I thanked the governor for building this house for me. When my husband died, I was left hopeless with nowhere to go since I did not have any source of income. I rented a house but was kicked out over rent arrears,” she said.
Online users were quick to criticize the corrupt governor for adding his name on the house his foundation built in support of the poor widow.
Amefanya vizuri sana kusaidiana, but, why would he write his name in front of the house. The family knows who helped them build. This is now not help, it's something else
— M.B. Bundara. (@BundaraMasaga) December 13, 2022
Barasa is desperately pulling PR stunts to conceals his tainted image after being leading numerous scandals to loot taxpayers’ money. On November 8 he was grilled by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) over his role in the theft of Sh18 billion from Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO).
He is being investigated over role he played in KETRACO contract that ended up consuming billions of taxpayers money Lake Turkana wind power project that had been intended to increase Kenya’s power supply and lower energy costs.
