Kenya: Senators Move to Ban Political Branding On Public Projects

Kenya: Senators Move to Ban Political Branding On Public Projects

Nairobi -- Senators have renewed calls for a ban on the use of elected leaders' names or images on publicly funded projects, following concerns raised over political branding in Kitui County.

Senators Move to Ban Political Branding on Public Projects

NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 4- Senators have renewed calls for a ban on the use of elected leaders’ names or images on publicly funded projects, following concerns raised over political branding in Kitui County. The issue arose after an official county tax waiver advertisement featured a prominent portrait of Governor Julius Malombe, prompting criticism from members of the Senate County Public Accounts Committee. Senator Okong’o Omogeni and Senator Edwin…