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4x2 inch timber costs 130 Ksh per foot !!!
 Summary (by Jacky Foo)
05 May 2009:
The project
has a problem. A receipt (22,880 Ksh) for 4x2 inches timber at a cost of 130
Ksh per foot was received. The average cost is only 30 Ksh per foot (this makes a
difference of 17,600 Ksh which has been pocketed by someone). Charles Owiti (former coordinator for the rabbit projects in
Western Kenya) claimed that the receipt was given by the Chairman of St Peters
Rambula Mixed Secondary School.
06 March 2009 (report
from Jacky Foo, Program officer, Globetree, Sweden)
 Jacky
Foo talked (06 March 2009) to Mr Austin Warom (072348705) who provided his
story of the case and promised to provide additional information on the
situation. Mr Austin will
(i) provide a written and a full status report
on the rabbit project. He said that 12 rabbits were purchased at the start of
the project in Dec 2008. Now 2 litters (since 28 Feb 09) have been delivered with a total of 12
kits; thus making a total of 24 rabbits at the site.
(ii) provide a financial report for
the construction of the Rabbit house. Mr Austin says he still has all the receipts
and will provide them with the financial report.
(iii) provide a written statement
concerning the receipt of 22,880 Ksh.
Mr Warom said that he did not give
Charles Owiti such a receipt. (i.e. he claimed that the receipt was a false receipt and was
therefore created
by Charles O.). Mr Austin also said that Charles never had a meeting with the
Chairman of the Board. Mr Austin claimed that he contributed all the
timber that was used during the construction. 04 May
2009 (report from Jacky Foo)
Despite several sms to Mr Warom, I
still have not heard from him nor have I received reports and receipts that
he promised. |
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 Feb
15, 2009 :
Report
(edited)
from Charles Owiti
Holder of Kenyan National ID nr: 23488973
Phone Nr.
0720132174
#103 From: charles owiti <owitiwuodwa1@gmail.com>
E-forum: Rabbit Network (Project partners)
Date:
Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:36 pm
Subject: Re: website: Rabbit Network Kenya
owitiwuodwa1@gmail.com
Hi Everyone,
I made a trip to
Yala and Ugunja, still analysing having a project in Yala, they have to prove
things out.
Ugunja project is doing very well. I went to find out few
details concerning the construction cost, well its very unfortunate that the
school chairman did not work with honesty, Augustine the principal was out for
a workshop in Nairobi so he recommend his Deputy who was also not active that
time, and the chairman got involved.
Everything went on very well except
that the wood prices was questionable, during my investigation, he was not
giving clear information concerning buying 2*4 @ 130 to me. There was a mess
and mistrust then arouse, I investigated the hardware about the prices and they
were shielding the Chairman. In the nearby shop that time the timber was
scarse and was selling at 70sh per foot, then the question is why did the
chairman accept to buy at 130sh.
I called a meeting with Augustine, the
deputy and the Chairman, the chairman did not talk well, he was very arrogant
and fierce, I think he got me wrong, I did not called him a thief, as he was
saying. My phone was stolen. ...(cut)....
So i took the remaining petty cash of Ksh 4180 back, I went to Awasi
and explained the whole scenario to Consolata, the woman who presented us to
the school. For her she knew Augustine before. Augustine has been transfered to
another school, so i do not know where and when he will leave, but Consolata
promise to present the case to the PTA meeting mid this year.
Thank
you and may God bless you
06 May 2009 (from Charles Owiti by
email)
from charles owiti <owitiwuodwa1@gmail.com>
I sent a message
(sms) to
Austine on monday but he has not yet replied. I sent him my postal address
too, that's the only way to get it done, any time I get the recepts I will
send them via mail, I have your postal address. thank you. charles. |
News
This is a day school
that was established in 1997 on 3.5 acres of land. The school has 350 students.
In 2008, there are two Form Four classes with a total of 33 boys and 23
girls. Beside it there is the Primary school with 600 students. Mr. Austin Odoor
Warom has been the principal of the Mixed Secondary School since 2000. The
school has a "Young Farmers Club" and a "WildLife Club". These Clubs operate a
plant nursery for trees and ornamental plants, and help to maintain the
school environment, vegetable plot, fruit trees (jackfruit, banana), maize
plot.
The Young Farmers Club (about 20 active members) manages 3 cows and 3 calves,
has an unused a
chicken house where there were once also doves/pigeons. In Aug 2008, there was a disease
on the chickens and the Club decided to sell all the remaining chickens and
birds before loosing the rest. The Club plans to resume the activity after a period of time
for the “pass over” of the disease. 
Rabbit
project can be further integrated into tree planting activities. Trees
planted along the way of the children to school can be cared for/watered esp.
during the dry season.
