For years, Governor Gladys Wanga has been celebrated as a strong leader, a woman of action, and a key figure in Homa Bay County.
Yet, behind this public image, a troubling story is unfolding one that is breaking families and destroying trust.
The recent testimony of a supplier, Maina KE, brings this crisis into sharp focus. It is a story of broken promises, delayed payments, and a father’s death.
Maina KE wrote a heartfelt post stating that his patience, a virtue he values, ultimately “killed [his] father.” He is tired of waiting. He simply wants to be paid what he is owed, just as he has been promised “many, many times.”
This is not a story of a faceless contractor; it is the cry of a grieving family man who has been let down by a system that continues to function while the people who serve it suffer.
The scale of this problem is massive. In the comments, another supplier, Kamanga Junior, revealed an even more shocking case: a friend supplied computers and printers worth a staggering 7.3 million Kenyan shillings to the Homa Bay County Government for dispensaries across 40 wards.
After completing the paperwork and delivering the goods, they are still waiting to be paid.
This is not small business; it’s a huge sum that has crippled a supplier’s business and likely their personal life.
This is not a political attack, but a call for accountability. When leaders delay payments to suppliers, they are not just holding back cash.
They are forcing small business owners to take expensive loans, face auctions from their own lenders, and endure immense personal stress.
The consequence is not just financial ruin but also, as we have seen, personal loss and a deep sense of betrayal. Respect, as Maina KE puts it, is a badge of honour.
But that respect erodes when action is absent.
The Governor must listen and, more importantly, must act to settle these long-standing debts.
Enough is enough!
