Senator Cherarkey demands transparency on legal services contracts in Nandi County

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

Sen. Samson Cherarkey (Nandi) has requested a Statement from the Senate Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights regarding the widespread engagement of private law firms by the County Government of Nandi.

In his request, Senator Cherarkey is calling for the Committee, chaired by Senator Wakili Sigei to provide a comprehensive report on the number and identities of all private law firms contracted by the County Government since September 2022 including the status of each case they have handled and the payments made to each firm.

The Senator also seeks clarity on the procurement processes used to select the legal firms, requesting details of all firms that submitted bids, the amounts quoted and the winning bids in each instance.

Additionally, the Committee should outline the number of court cases and other legal proceedings managed by the Office of the County Attorney during the same period. Senator Cherarkey emphasized the need for an explanation on why external firms were engaged to handle matters that could potentially be managed internally by the County Attorney’s office.