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The move comes in response to the reluctance of local audit firms to submit bids for this particular task.

One of the major findings involves the payment of Sh2.8 million to 203 ghost examiners during the 2022 KCSE exams.

The report notes that KPA paid Sh49 million in overtime allowances to employees in training grades.

One of the most critical findings concerns the University of Nairobi, where the Auditor General expressed doubt about the institution's continued survival.

The audit report also reveals an unapproved over-expenditure of Sh2.6 billion by KNH in the year under review. According to Gathungu, the hospital spent Sh23.7 billion against a budget of Sh21.1 billion.

The report tabled in Parliament on August 6 shows the oil is being sold at a loss of Sh1,611 for every 20-litre jerry can.

The loans were signed between April 24, 2017 and December 15, 2022.

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu revealed that 39 loans were obtained between July 1, 2010, and December 31, 2021, exposing the government to unfavourable terms.

The special audit established that a total of 26 loans were contracted before the respective legal opinions of the Attorney General (AG) were received.

Murkomen told the Senators it was high time the true state of the country's road situation was revealed in the spirit of the ongoing national conversation to resolve the challenge.

She highlighted that universities have weaknesses in cash and imprest management, messy payrolls, weak controls on stores, and fee policies.

Another obstacle hindering the transition away from physical driving licences is the shortage of biometric kits.

Tana River County was listed as the top most wasteful spenders in the coast region joining the national list of six counties receiving adverse opinions from the Auditor General.

The MCAs claimed that certain individuals are not happy with Sakaja’s progress as governor.

The report indicates that out of a legal list of 832 cases, 11 advocates are owed more than Sh10 million.

Nairobi's financial woes deepen as it grapples with a staggering debt of over Sh100 billion, including outstanding legal fees and stalled projects worth Sh1.36 billion.

This follows a recent adverse opinion by the Auditor General over unexplained expenditure for the Sh8.2 billion budget whose financial statements did not correspond with the records availed during the audit.

The report states that out of an approved budget of Sh11,795,474,199 for free day secondary education and free primary education, only Sh11,387,068,719 was utilised.

According to the report tabled before the committee by the auditor-general, the fund which was established in 2012 to benefit judges, judicial officers, and staff, ought to have had a value of about Sh6.8 billion.