When public funds meant for basic learning infrastructure are siphoned off through legal shortcuts and procurement violations, the future of children in Ugunja Constituency is directly compromised. 

At Ng'op Misengni Primary School, classrooms remain incomplete, hollow shells. Parents and students await solid infrastructure, but official records reveal a deeply troubling reality about how area MP Moses Okoth Omondi and the local NG CDF tender committee awarded a major civil works contract to an entity operating far outside construction regulations.

The Illegal Tender Award: Hospitality versus Construction

Official business registry records show that Peer Performance Limited, the entity awarded the lucrative contract for civil and structural works at Ng'op Misengni Primary School, is registered as an enterprise operating strictly under the Hospitality category. Handing a physical building contract to a catering or hospitality firm is an outright criminal breach of statutory laws.

This action directly violates Section 15 of the National Construction Authority Act Number 41 of 2011, which explicitly mandates that no individual or corporate body shall undertake construction business without a valid registration certificate and practicing license from the NCA. Peer Performance Limited holds zero active NCA classification to undertake public building works.

The award also represents a severe breach of Section 55 and Section 79 of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act of 2015. Public procurement law demands that all shortlisted candidates meet strict legal, technical, and professional capacity requirements. Evaluating and awarding a structural construction tender to a hospitality entity violates statutory tender evaluation guidelines, as well as Article 227 Clause 1 of the Constitution of Kenya, which requires public contracts to be awarded through a transparent, competitive, and cost-effective system.

The Patronage Network Behind MP Moses Okoth Omondi

The situation in Ugunja goes deeper than administrative negligence and points directly to an entrenched network of political patronage. Multi-agency investigations show that the entity behind Peer Performance Limited is owned by a close associate and key political ally of a current serving Cabinet Secretary.

This current serving Cabinet Secretary remains the primary political backer behind area MP Moses Okoth Omondi. This arrangement creates a protected political corridor where non-compliant proxy companies secure public infrastructure money without regulatory scrutiny.

Under Section 66 of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act of 2015 and Section 42 of the Leadership and Integrity Act, public officers and their close associates are legally barred from leveraging political influence to secure public contracts or divert public funds. When political allies and constituency managers secure civil works contracts through proxy entities, public trust in the Ugunja NG CDF kitty is shattered.

Stalled Works, Unpaid Suppliers, and Missing Millions

The real-world consequences on the ground at Ng'op Misengni Primary School are stark. Official ledgers show that Ksh 2.8 Million in NG CDF money was disbursed across two separate tranches under the watch of Ugunja constituency leadership. Construction has stalled completely, local material suppliers remain unpaid, and young students are exposed to dangerous conditions in unfinished classrooms.

Rather than dispatching qualified civil engineers to the site, the contractor sent representatives with zero background in structural engineering. This critical failure exposed the entire project to severe safety risks, administrative failure, and collapse dangers.

Direct Call for EACC and DCI Arrests

The evidence points to an undeniable collapse within the Ugunja NG CDF Procurement Committee under MP Moses Okoth Omondi. Investigative authorities must act without delay to hold all culprits accountable.

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations must initiate immediate criminal proceedings against the Ugunja NG CDF Tender Committee, investigate the political patronage network surrounding MP Moses Okoth Omondi, freeze all suspicious bank accounts tied to project funds, and arrest every actor involved in fraudulent contract awards.

The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority must launch a comprehensive audit of all Ugunja NG CDF tender awards and immediately blacklist Peer Performance Limited alongside its director proxies. The National Construction Authority must issue an official stop order on the site and file formal charges against the unregistered operators for illegal civil works.

The Bottom Line

The taxpayers of Ugunja Constituency, the parents of Ng'op Misengni Primary School, and the general public deserve immediate accountability, full recovery of stolen public funds, and direct criminal prosecution of every culprit involved.