Uriri Member of Parliament Mark Nyamita has launched a blistering attack on Migori Governor Ochilo Ayacko, accusing his administration of systematically killing a flagship county education scholarship program that once benefited hundreds of bright, needy students.
Speaking during a political engagement with residents of Kwa Ward, Nyamita who has publicly declared his intention to challenge Ayacko for the Migori gubernatorial seat expressed deep concern over the declining state of county sponsorship programs designed for academically gifted children from poor backgrounds.
According to the Lawmaker, the full scholarship initiative was originally established under former Governor Okoth Obado’s administration to ensure that high-performing pupils from disadvantaged families could pursue secondary education without financial distress.
However, Nyamita alleged that the current county leadership has quietly abandoned the initiative altogether.
Handouts over tangible development
Addressing a gathered crowd in Kwa Ward, Nyamita criticized Governor Ayacko’s style of leadership, particularly questioning the logic behind giving residents temporary political handouts while failing to fund crucial social programs.
“Why should the governor give you a thousand shillings each time he holds a political rally, yet he has refused to secure the future of your needy and bright children?” Nyamita asked residents. “Handing out KSh 1,000 at rallies does not build a future, but educating a child transforms an entire family and community.”
The legislator argued that short-term political handouts were being used to distract voters from the demise of vital county services, accusing the current administration of sabotaging the aspirations of young scholars across Migori.
Increased revenue allocaton vs scaled down aid
Nyamita further pointed out that Migori County currently receives a significantly higher equitable share allocation from the National Treasury compared to previous financial years of the last regime.
Given the expanded county budget, the lawmaker stressed that Ayacko’s administration ought to have doubled or tripled the number of beneficiaries enrolled under the scholarship program rather than dismantling it.
“Under the previous regime, dozens of bright children in every ward who lacked fees were taken to top national schools,” Nyamita told the gathering. “With more revenue flowing into county coffers today, we expected the sitting governor to at least double the number of students on full scholarship. Instead, bright children are dropping out, doctors, engineers, and pilots of tomorrow are losing their chance, and the county administration remains indifferent.”
‘Dhi dala’ governor going home
Insisting that leadership requires service delivery rather than rhetoric, Nyamita declared that Migori County cannot afford another term of stalled development and poor priorities.
“When a governor suffocates the aspirations of our youth and stalls the economic momentum of our county, the verdict is clear;he must go home,” Nyamita asserted to loud applause.
The lawmaker urged Kwa Ward residents and the broader Migori electorate to reject leadership based on hand-outs and demand accountability for county funds, promising to restore full sponsorship programs, prioritize youth empowerment, and unlock the county’s full economic potential once elected.
The scathing remarks signal an escalating political battle for the Migori top job, with the education fund emerging as a major campaign issue ahead of the next electoral contest.
