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Auditor-General warns of budget delays disrupting government services
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 28, 2025

According to her, the impact is felt across multiple government levels, with delayed spending leading to rushed and inefficient project implementation...

Sh46.5 billion equalisation fund shortfall denies marginalised counties critical services
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 25, 2025

According to Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu, only Sh13.4 billion of the approximately Sh60 billion accrued to the fund over 13 years has been released...

NPSC opposes MPs’ bid to redirect Sh833m from police insurance to settle idle hospital debt
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 25, 2025

The MPs argue that the hospital, intended to provide specialised healthcare for officers and their families, should not be left to waste while the gov...

Water Ministry on the spot over Sh1 billion in stalled projects
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 22, 2025

MPs have accused the ministry of approving huge sums for boreholes, irrigation works, and sanitation facilities that either do not exist or remain inc...

Delayed payments cost taxpayers Sh4.3bn in avoidable interest, says Auditor-General
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 19, 2025

The Sh21 billion Kibwezi-Mtomo-Kitui-Migwani road project, which is being implemented by KeNHA and financed by Exim Bank, attracted Sh614.2 million in...

Audit flags Sh44.8bn mystery on eCitizen, exposes weak controls and vendor grip
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 09, 2025

Unsupported balances from previous financial years amounting to Sh145.8 million were highlighted, with no explanation provided for why the funds were...

Auditor-General flags Sh38bn in stalled projects in 24 state departments
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 06, 2025

Gathungu says the government has already paid Sh7.8 billion for these projects, some of which are now accruing penalties due to delayed payment of cer...

Audit reveals Sh1.6b spent by Land Fund without resettling Kenyans
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 05, 2025

These delays leave thousands of Kenyans, including internally displaced persons (IDPs), squatters, and families living in extreme poverty, in a state...

Taxpayers' money sunk into incomplete projects, Auditor General report shows
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 01, 2025

The audit has painted a troubling picture of poor planning, lax oversight, and disregard for public funds, with stalled and delayed projects affecting...

Audit trail: How stadium contracts worth billions bypassed tender laws
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 30, 2025

A report by the National Assembly’s Public Investment Committee has detailed how contracts worth hundreds of millions of shillings were awarded withou...

Kenya's uncollected taxes balloon to Sh2.3 trillion as KRA struggles
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 29, 2025

These arrears are categorised by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) as either under validation, uncollectable, or still undergoing reconciliation.

Auditor General’s office under fire over audit delays, corruption allegations
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 25, 2025

MPs voiced concerns about reports that some government institutions were including bribes in their budgets for auditors.

MPs clash with Auditor General over bursary funds misuse allegations
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 25, 2025

MPs have expressed outrage over reports from Auditor General Nancy Gathungu’s office that have painted them in a negative light, accusing them of mish...

Counties diverting development funds to bloated payrolls, report reveals
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 24, 2025

Kisii County leads in non-compliance, with a wage bill standing at 60 per cent. Mombasa follows with 57 per cent, while Nyeri, Elgeyo Marakwet and Lai...

Parliament lacks title deeds for key properties 3 years after auditor’s alert, PAC warns
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 23, 2025

Among the properties without title deeds are Parliament’s main buildings and grounds, which include the Jomo Kenyatta mausoleum, the Juvenile Court bu...

Audit reveals delays in Nairobi rail project over incomplete Likoni Bridge
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 21, 2025

The railways agency is embroiled in a tussle with the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (Kura) over the improvement of Nairobi Lot 2, which entails the upgr...

Auditor General flags 15 counties over Sh13.26 billion in suspicious cancelled payments
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 20, 2025

The audit reveals that these cancellations, which largely took place towards the end of the financial year in June 2024, are partly due to delayed dis...

Questions arise over unused billions in Road Annuity Fund
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 18, 2025

Roads Principal Secretary Joseph Mbugua told the committee that the law gives the National Treasury Cabinet Secretary powers to declare a surplus and...

Auditor General questions Ketraco’s Sh431 million land compensation payments
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 14, 2025

Gathungu noted that the company failed to provide clear records of payment recipients, casting doubt on the legitimacy of the disbursements.

Women Enterprise Fund locks horns with Auditor General over impropriety report
Barack Oduor  |  Apr 12, 2025

The audit report by Auditor General Nancy Gathungu had exposed alarming financial irregularities at the Women Enterprise Fund, totalling Sh1.4 billion...

Kenya's taxpayers lose millions on vacant government offices, new report reveals
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 11, 2025

The audit revealed that five key government departments owe a combined Sh125 million in rent for offices they have not occupied.

Audit unveils over Sh1.4 billion mismanaged at Women Enterprise Fund
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 10, 2025

Given the mounting losses, lack of accountability, and failure to comply with government directives, the Women Enterprise Fund’s future remains uncert...

Funding crisis derails Sh7.2bn maternal and child healthcare programme
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 10, 2025

The audit notes that counties were expected to contribute a combined Sh450 million for the 2023/24 financial year, but 12 counties did not provide Sh1...

PAC clears Kimwarer, Arror, Itare dam queries despite Gathungu’s concern over Sh31bn debt
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 09, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu, in her latest report for the financial year ending June 30, 2024, said her office could not confirm the authenticity o...

Senator Omtatah slams auditor general over failure to audit public debt under Ruto‘s regime
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 07, 2025

Omtatah claimed that the Auditor General’s office is not fulfilling its role of auditing for lawfulness and effectiveness, particularly regarding the...

Standoff over unpaid contractor fees leaves Sh1.2 billion police hospital in Mbagathi lying idle
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 06, 2025

Attempts by the contractor to have the Department of Defence, which supervised the construction until the 2022/2023 financial year, take responsibilit...

EACC probes University of Nairobi over alleged land mismanagement, fraud
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 05, 2025

The EACC has now requested that the acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Margaret Hutchinson, to provide documents related to the university’s properties who...

Auditor-General flags over Sh800 million spent on incomplete Interior Ministry projects
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 31, 2025

The revelations have sparked concerns over financial accountability and asset management within the ministry, with stakeholders calling for urgent mea...

Gathungu flags discrepancies in spending of Sh28.7 billion for cash transfer programmes
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 31, 2025

The findings are expected to prompt a parliamentary probe into the mismanagement of funds and land meant for vulnerable groups.

Payroll fraud: How counties lose millions in salaries paid to ghost workers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 30, 2025

Forensic audit reveals thousands of workers share bank accounts, salaries are adjusted multiple times in a year, while dismissed employees continue re...

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