TISA Flags Multi-Million Stalled Projects as Residents Demand Accountability in Eldoret
The forum, which brought together residents, youth leaders and community mobilizers, focused on empowering citizens to track development projects and push for their completion.
64 Stadium. Photo: Courtesy.
By Yvone Jeptarus
Civil society organizations under The Institute for Social Accountability (TISA) and its partners have raised alarm over numerous stalled government projects across the North Rift, saying millions of taxpayers’ money is going to waste despite budgetary allocations.
The concern was raised during a public accountability forum held at the Grand Empire Hotel in Eldoret on Tuesday, where members of TISA and Transparency and Accountability Network – TUNU – took residents through civic education on the Access to Information Act and how to use it to demand accountability.
The forum, which brought together residents, youth leaders and community mobilizers, focused on empowering citizens to track development projects and push for their completion. Facilitators walked attendees step-by-step through official information request forms, explaining how to file requests and follow up with government offices.
During the interactive session, participants listed several projects they said have stalled for years, despite being allocated funds. Among those mentioned were the 64 Stadium in Eldoret, Burnt Forest Mortuary, Mutwot ECDE Centre, Eldama Ravine Stadium, and Kabartonjo Youth Empowerment Centre.
One female participant clarified that the initiative was not aimed at attacking the government but at finding practical solutions to revive development and protect public investments.
Residents used the platform to voice frustration over lack of information and poor project management, which they said has left critical infrastructure incomplete and unused.
“This coming elections of 2027 should not drag us back by destroying the projects that are already done,” said Mary Njoki, a participant at the forum, urging leaders to safeguard existing investments rather than abandoning them for new ones.
Another participant, Philip Tomno, decried the difficulty in accessing information on government projects, calling on both national and county governments to digitize project records for easier public scrutiny.
“One of the biggest challenge has been accessing information and you have to really suffer when scanning through documents and government should digitise the projects for easy access,” Tomno said. He pointed to unused classrooms in some schools as an example of wasted resources that could have benefited learners.
Collins Kemboi, also in attendance, called on members of the public to be more proactive in demanding accountability through formal channels.
“Write memorandums, submit petitions that whenever we see we want clarity of certain projects so that we see track value of money and the projects,” Kemboi said.
Organizers said the forum is part of a broader grassroots campaign to strengthen citizen oversight of devolved funds and ensure value for money in all counties.
Residents are now demanding clear timelines for completion of the stalled projects, with pressure mounting on county and national government offices to respond. TISA said it will continue to support community monitoring teams to follow up on the flagged projects.
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