Auditor General Nancy Gathungu Stories

Auditor-General's report reveals Sh6bn wasted on substandard projects in schools
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 04, 2025

Desks, chairs, and laboratory equipment were found to be faulty, with some wooden furniture rejected due to issues like splinters and unfinished surfa...

Defence, Interior ministries exposed over failure to give emergency spending details
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 16, 2024

Gathungu flagged the inclusion of these activities in a supplementary budget approved during the year under review, questioning their legitimacy.

Kenya Railways faces Sh3.5 billion penalty for defaulting on China’s SGR loan
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 05, 2024

Audit shows Kenya Railways' revenue from its operations was insufficient to cover the maturing loan obligations, leading to additional penalties.

National Treasury faces scrutiny over Sh161 billion debt repayment anomalies
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 28, 2024

Gathungu pointed out that her office was unable to obtain all the necessary documents to link the borrowed funds to specific projects.

Gathungu flags Kenya Power for budget breach in Sh14 billion fuel tender
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 23, 2024

Kenya Power relies on millions of litres of fuel annually to run its off-grid power stations, which serve communities in remote areas not connected to...

Kenya's public debt management system vulnerable to data breaches — Audit
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 19, 2024

The audit identified several IT control issues, including discrepancies between the closing balances reported in the Annual Debt Management Report and...

County Governments flagged for irregular, unsupported payments in financial audit
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 19, 2024

A combination of weak internal controls, poorly qualified staff, and reluctance to adopt best financial practices has left taxpayers bearing the brunt...

Auditor-General flags mismanagement of Sh11.6bn loan for affordable housing scheme
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 17, 2024

The audit revealed that by June 2024, KMRC had received Sh11.66 billion, but there was no clear evidence of how these funds were disbursed to the inte...

Audit reveals how Kenyans lost Sh7 billion in delayed KETRACO power projects
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 13, 2024

Among the most notable losses was Sh417 million paid in fines for the delayed commissioning of a major project aimed at sharing power between Kenya an...

Auditor General's report unearths school textbooks printing scandal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 22, 2024

The audit uncovered wasteful practices, such as schools receiving textbooks they do not need while lacking essential materials for certain subjects.

Taxpayers risk losing millions due to pension payment irregularities, audit reveals
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 15, 2024

In the last Financial Year 2023-2024, payments amounting to Sh350 million were made to 2,950 deceased pensioners.

Millions of bursaries disbursed without proper documentation, Auditor General report reveals
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 14, 2024

Her latest audit of the National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) reveals missing beneficiary lists, incomplete documentation and lac...

Auditor General flags financial irregularities at Taita Taveta Education Fund
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 07, 2024

The fund, initially enacted in 2013 and amended under the Taita Taveta County Education Fund Act, 2024, received Sh200 million for the current financi...

House team recommends international firm to audit Auditor General's office
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 03, 2024

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

MPs to grill school principals over alleged misuse of public funds
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 30, 2024

The summons, driven by alarming findings in Auditor General Nancy Gathungu's reports, marks the start of a comprehensive probe into financial miscondu...

Kenya School of Law in a spot over Sh358 million library project
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 25, 2024

The project, awarded to a contractor for a total of Sh488.7 million, was initially scheduled for completion in three years, by September 2016.

KNEC under scrutiny over Sh4.2 billion irregularities, ghost examiner payments
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 24, 2024

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

Kenya Ports Authority in a spot as audit reveals financial irregularities
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 20, 2024

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

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