{"id":78022,"date":"2022-12-21T15:05:26","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T15:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/wedia-declares-war-on-corrupt-institutions"},"modified":"2022-12-21T15:22:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T15:22:13","slug":"wedia-declares-war-on-corrupt-institutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/wedia-declares-war-on-corrupt-institutions","title":{"rendered":"WEDIA declares war on corrupt institutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>A sugar industry lobby group has vowed to intensify scrutiny of county, national and corporate institutions to prevent gross mismanagement and pilferage of funds.<\/p>\n<p>The Western Development Initiative Association (WEDIA) says it will hold accountable institutions and leaders that fail to be forensically accountable for funds and resources under their management.<\/p>\n<p>The lobby\u2019s newly elected chairman Joseph Barasa said they will focus on county governments and corporate institutions in the Western Kenya region. This is in phase one of the national initiative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is theirs must remain theirs to the last coin, be it for development programmes, welfare, education, service provision, and investments in the private sector,\u201d said Barasa.<\/p>\n<p>Barasa was speaking during the WEDIA annual general meeting at a Nairobi hotel, where he was elected chairman of the organisation after serving for many years as its vice chairman.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting also saw the election of Aggrey Noah Okunyanyi as secretary general, Moses Andati treasurer, Collins Kweyu of Standard Group as its organising secretary, among other office bearers.<\/p>\n<p>He noted the continued misappropriation of funds unearthed by the Auditor General as a major concern. This is on audits conducted in public institutions, government ministries and state corporations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe same story is repeated year after year. Many ordinary Kenyans have saved their lifetime earnings in hundreds of billions of shillings but lose it under highly questionable circumstances,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also put on notice sugar millers who will be found exploiting farmers. Baraza said WEDIA will work with relevant agencies to ensure farmers&#8217; assets are returned.<\/p>\n<p>He sighted cases such as properties under Mumias Outgrowers Company (MOCO) and Busia Outgrowers Company (BOCO), some of which had been grabbed by individuals. The lobby is also calling for the revival of the cotton industry in the region to help farmers diversify on cash crops.<\/p>\n<p>WEDIA has established its reputation as a fighter of public interests especially small-scale farmers across the spectrum, led by those in the troubled sugar industry, the small to medium-scale business community, education among others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. A sugar industry lobby group has vowed to intensify scrutiny of county, national and corporate institutions to prevent gross mismanagement and pilferage of funds. The Western Development Initiative Association (WEDIA) says it will hold accountable institutions and leaders that fail to be forensically accountable for funds and resources under their management. 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