It calls for perfect satisfaction

As 2017 general elections approaches, citizens need to see sustainable development brought by the devolution government in their counties.

This has prompted formation of groups by civic educators to sensitise citizens on the need for citizen participation in fostering good governance.

Baringo Elites Movement is a unique virtual group on what's up with a thread of 100 participants and focuses on developments, finance management, transparency and accountability in Baringo county.

The group's president, Reuben Argut said the group oversees project implementation in the county and has a virtual parliament where they invite senior county officials.

"We have invited various county officials including the governor for serious interrogation on what is happening in the county," Argut noted.

Argut said the group is four months old and shall never be stopped nor threatened by anyone as it is difficult to locate the members to whom he specified they are widely dispersed as far as Miami.

The president said the group wants the citizens to be given true information on what the county government is doing to better the lives of county residents who continue to languish in abject poverty.

"We are not focusing on individuals in the county but we are concerned with the management of public affairs," the president added.

Argut stated that the group is a unique one as it discusses serious issues unlike other social media groups saying one of the achievements they made was questioning county security officials to answer sandalwood scandal at Nakuru last month.

"We probed for answers towards the ferrying of the endangered species towards Nakuru by a government track a move led to a directive to burn 13.5 tonnes of sandalwood accumulated since 2010 in Kabarnet police station despite court exhibit having been finished," Argut restated.

Argut noted that they were able to save a 10 year old boy from a deadly skin disease which had persisted for five years without treatment through an initiative called 'save Tiaty child now' where they raised sh 56,000 to aid in salvaging the child.

The president said the group is ready to work with the government in a transparent way like the way they have teamed up in Tembea Baringo Caravan programme to explore the county.