{"id":19340,"date":"2026-09-08T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/?p=19340"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:16:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T06:16:49","slug":"mcas-laud-uasin-gishu-roads-department-for-transparent-planning-and-prudent-use-of-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/mcas-laud-uasin-gishu-roads-department-for-transparent-planning-and-prudent-use-of-funds","title":{"rendered":"MCAs LAUD UASIN GISHU ROADS DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPARENT PLANNING AND PRUDENT USE OF FUNDS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members of Uasin Gishu County Assembly have lauded the Department of Roads, Transport and Public Works for transparency in project planning, implementation and prudent utilization of public resources, with the commendation coming after Roads officials appeared before the Committee of the Whole House to account for plans and expenditure for the 2025\/2026 Financial Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The session was chaired by Roads Committee Chairperson Gilbert Chepkonga and co-chaired by Francis Muya and was also attended by officials from the Finance Department, led by Roads County Executive Committee Member Abraham Serem, Chief Officer for Finance Eliud Kipkorir and Chief Officer for Roads Geoffrey Tanui, who responded to questions raised by members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" data-id=\"19343\" src=\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-08-at-21.11.21-1024x555.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19343\" 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