Auditor General office Stories

Treasury blocks push to grant Auditor General budget autonomy

Maureen Kinyanjui | Jun 04, 2025

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, represented by Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo, said maintaining an itemised budget for the Auditor General wa...

Higher Education department blows Sh2 million on overpriced laptops and iPad, audit reveals

Maureen Kinyanjui | Jun 03, 2025

In her audit for the 2023/2024 financial year, Gathungu disclosed that the department paid Sh499,320 for each MacBook laptop and Sh460,000 for each iP...

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.

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...

MPs to probe claims of corruption, tribalism at Auditor-General’s office

Lucy Mumbi | Nov 20, 2024

Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan called for caution, suggesting that the issues might be internal disputes arising from recent leadership changes at the offi...