By FLEVIAN GEOFFREY: Tagare Member of County Assembly (MCA) Moses Magwe has sharply criticised the county’s ongoing recruitment processes, alleging widespread exclusion of applicants from the Kuria and Bugumbe regions.
The lawmaker also claimed that public resources are being used to assemble a political machine for the 2027 gubernatorial election.
The MCA highlighted the legislative body’s active role in oversight and law-making while raising serious concerns about fairness in county employment opportunities.
He noted that many constituents from his ward and the broader Kuria region had applied for positions ranging from casual labourers to director-level roles but were allegedly sidelined in the final selections.
“Despite numerous interviews being conducted, there is a total lack of successful candidates from the Bugumbe area,” the MCA said.
He emphasised that qualified applicants from these regions have been consistently overlooked, raising questions about transparency and regional balance in county hiring.
The lawmaker further alleged that the recruitment exercise is not a genuine effort to fill public service vacancies but a deliberate strategy to hire political agents.
“This is not about serving the people; it is about building a grassroots team to secure the Governor’s re-election in 2027,” he claimed.
He expressed strong opposition to what he described as the misuse of public funds, declaring that he would not stand by while county resources are channelled toward personal political ambitions.
“We cannot allow government funds to be used to recruit personal political agents for an aspirant,” he stated.
Residents from the affected areas have previously voiced similar grievances about marginalisation in county opportunities.
Magwe further called on his fellow legislators from Kuria land to stand up for residents rather than “clapping for the governor.”
He reminded them that they were elected to represent their people, not to support the executive at the expense of their constituents.
Magwe accused the current Migori County leadership of perpetuating underdevelopment in the Kuria region, citing numerous promised projects that either never materialised or remain stalled despite assurances from the governor.
He claimed the governor concentrated development projects in his own ward while neglecting other parts of the county.
Magwi castigated the Deputy Governor Mahiri Gimunta, describing him as a “flower girl” in the executive who has forgotten the reasons Kuria residents supported his appointment as deputy.
He further alleged that some MCAs and leaders from the Kuria region have been sabotaging his motions and undermining his efforts to fight for the rights of Kuria residents.
Corruption Allegations
On governance failures, MCA Magwe accused the county leadership of being “gluttons and corrupt.”
He cited the bursary disbursement programme as a glaring example, claiming the county refused to sign an agreement with the national government that would have facilitated bursary distribution.
“We allocated 40 million last year and the last time I sat at the committee in charge of Education, though I’m not a member of that committee, where the sitting claimed that the money allocated for the sector is on record though they didn’t see the money,” he said.
The lawmaker also raised concerns over a cattle distribution project, “In the first year, the governor gave only one cow per ward. In the second year, the governor gave two cows per ward. In the third year, we’ve not seen the cows,” he stated, adding that rumours suggest the animals were slaughtered during the Piny Luo festival.
“I call on the EACC and DCI to come and investigate the rottenness going on in the executive of Migori County,”
