Linda Mwananchi accuses Ruto of undermining devolution in Kitale market row
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NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 19 – The Linda Mwananchi faction has accused President William Ruto of interfering with the Masinde Muliro Market in Kitale, throwing its weight behind Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya in an escalating dispute over the project’s financing, completion and management.
In a statement issued on Monday, the faction linked to The Equitable Party Leader Edwin Sifuna maintained that the market was initiated and largely financed by the county government, accusing the President of overstepping his mandate and undermining the constitutional principles of devolution.
The statement came as tensions over the newly opened facility intensified, with Natembeya challenging the national government’s role in allocating stalls and claiming that the county administration had invested public funds in completing the market.
