WORKS MINISTER'S BACKYARD EARLY VOTE BUYING SCHEME EXPOSED

by NOLPI BUKA

The Member for Imbongu and Minister for Works Francis Awesa has consolidated his village support by engaging in early vote buying to ensure base votes from his village of Kiburu and surrounding areas are locked in come election day next year. The Imbongu District Administration under the guise of road improvements have approved questionable road improvement projects based around the Works Minister’s home village. Most of this road projects are non-existent or work not done payment for the MPs village of Kiburu and two neighbouring hamlets were done to ensure his tribesmen would have no choice but to cast their votes at Kiburu. This was done to ensure the two Ballot Boxes earmarked for Kiburu were fully exhausted by his support base.

The MP is not new to controversy as it has been public knowledge that he is a known “kickback king” since being appointed Minister for Works under Peter O’Neill’s government. His traits for “Pay-for-Play” are commonly known within the walls of Works HQ.

These are the latest list of minor road contracts approved by the Imbongu District Development Authority so work out how much of these road contracts will be paid to Kiburu area alone and that's starting from Alat 2 Hondowa Manda...
1. Seyawe Road--K200.000
2. Unjamap Elamda Road--K50.000
3. Wara Mendi Kosep/Kulunda Road-- K50.000
4. Suru/Polmanda Road--K70.000
5. Kembeyekipu Road--K100.000
6. Kumin Road--K100.000
7. Mes Road--K100.000
8. Wa Road--K100.000
9. Lumbi/Piki Road--K70.000
10. Paripi Road-- K100.000
11. Tutam Road--K80.000
12. Tubiri Road--Nil
13. DPI Kiburu Station Road-- K200.000
14. Alat Church to Repela- K200.000
15. Gateway to Poiyo Road-- K200.000
16. Ondowa Manda/Mendim Road-- K100.000
17. Hos/Kanepond Road-- K100.000
18. Ureme Repela Road-K100.000
19. Ureme/Owimi Road-K100.000
20. Ondowa Manda/Mendi IPA Road- K100.000
21. Oiyarip/Ponda Road- K50.000
22. DPI Junction/Pape  Road-- K50.000
23. Ponds/Pun Road-- K50.000
24. DPI Maite Road-- K50.000
25. Repela/Mes Road( Kiburu)--K50.000
26. Onne/Porolo Road-- K500.000
27. Teta Road-- K500.000
28. Umbimi Road-- K200.000
29. Wakwak Road-- K200.000
30. Kape/longo Road-- K200.000
31. Pawanda Foot Bridge--K50.000
32. Koropangi Road-- K50.000
33. Take Komba/Komoli Road-- K100.000
34. Tukupangi/Walume Road-- K150.000
35. Tukupangi/Kopulungu Road-- K60.000
37. Tuna Road-- K70.000

These are  minor road contract  projects in Imbongu District approved by the Imbongu DDA

Kiburu alone will benefit more then K1Million during the pay out in the name of some non existing roads like the DPI Kiburu Station Road.

This is clearly corruption at its worst and the rest of the Imbongu Electorate should be furious to the actions of a few who want to benefit friends and family members of the MP.

The people of Imbongu should ask if this is the the kind of leader Imbongu wants to send him back to parliament for another term.

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