Investigative Journalist Dennis Onsarigo has resigned from his position as the Chief of Staff in Nyamira County.
In a letter seen by Mpasho, Onsarigo has cited several reasons that have pushed him out of the county Job.
The Former KTN journalist cited frustrations and hitches from Governor Amos Nyaribo’s side after trying to seek audience with him for months but all wain in vain.
Onsarigo’s letter dated January 10, shed light on the frustrations he has been through while working for the Nyamira County Government.
“I joined this administration with a genuine passion for public service and an unwavering belief in your vision for the great Nyamira County. However, over the course of my tenure, I have encountered what would best be described as a deliberate strategy that has imposed itself in the way of service delivery and impeded our ability to fully realize our vision,” Onsarigo said.
“As you may be aware, I made several attempts- more than six times- to seek an audience with you to discuss an elaborate plan on how best the office of the chief staff would function in the execution of your manifesto while supporting other departments in aligning their short and long plans largely drawing their strengths from the mother manifesto. Unfortunately, this did not materialize.”
Onsarigo noted that his plan to push for the revamping of the governor's residence was not actualised and further reported on the alleged entrenchment of graft in the county.
The investigative journalist further proposed for the recruitment of key personnel to help the county function efficiently but the governor did not implement them.
“It is difficult for me to adequately express my disappointment in not being able to contribute as significantly as I had hoped to in many other areas with an eye on improved service delivery and the upcoming 2027 elections. The positive changes we aspired to bring about in the office of the Governor would have to be implemented by someone else, unfortunately,” he added.
“Despite the dedication and hard work from our team, it has become clear that the obstacles we face are beyond my immediate control, and my continued presence in this role is regrettably not conducive to the progress we all desire. I expressed my fears to you not once but severally that it will get to a point where I will be viewed as incompetent not because of incompetence’s sake but a regime unwilling to accommodate new and bold ideas and one that is captive to a past riddled with self -engineered setbacks.”
Onsarigo previously worked at The Standard Group and Nation Media Group as an investigative journalist, best known for his investigative series Case Files.
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