Auditor General Nancy Gathungu Stories

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...

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...

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...

Billions lost as taxpayer-funded markets lie incomplete, vandalised
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 20, 2025

This comes even as President William Ruto continues to launch new market initiatives, including recent projects in Nyandarua and Laikipia counties, ra...

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.

Over 100,000 police officers miss out on insurance benefits despite Sh6 billion cover
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 14, 2025

Gathungu faults NPS accounting officer Bernice Lemedeket for failing to ensure proper management of the contract awarded for the insurance provision.

Sh5bn Kenya's flagship research hub stalls amid funding crisis
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 13, 2025

According to the Auditor General, Nancy Gathungu, construction began in February 2013, with the initial completion date set for March 3, 2016. But due...

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...

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...

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...

Auditor-General flags major risks in Ruto's "Bottom-up" plan
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 25, 2025

Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu highlighted implementation gaps, mismanagement, and financial shortfalls that could hinder the five main pillars of the...

Medical equipment worth over Sh100 million lying idle in counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 20, 2025

Counties affected include Kilifi, Kitui, Machakos, Nyeri, Nakuru, Siaya, Kisumu, Migori, and Kisii.

Former and current state officials under scrutiny over financial mismanagement, procurement flaws
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 19, 2025

One of the cases flagged involves the Fisheries Department, where Sh1.6 billion was spent on the Liwatoni tuna fish hub, Sh1.1 billion for constructio...

Judiciary on spot as audit reveals Sh8.43 billion missing, stolen
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 18, 2025

Gathungu said Sh352.9 million linked to 72 court stations was still held by former district treasuries and had not been transferred back to the Judici...

Meru MCAs spent Sh3 million on unbudgeted legal fees for Mwangaza’s impeachment
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 18, 2025

Gathungu, in her report ending June 2024, indicates that the county assembly engaged a private law firm to provide legal services for the impeachment...

MCAs drowning in debt as audit reveals excessive salary deductions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 18, 2025

Makueni County had the highest number of MCAs affected, with 22 legislators and seven other staff members receiving less than a third of their basic s...

Nancy Gathungu: Kenya’s watchdog of public finance
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 16, 2025

Since taking office on July 17, 2020, she has carried out her duties with a firm resolve, earning admiration and criticism in equal measure.

Millions wasted as counties leave expensive medical equipment and facilities idle
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 15, 2025

In Nyeri County, Naromoru Level Four Hospital has two surgery theatres equipped with air conditioning, costing Sh9.7 million, yet they remain unused.

Audit reveals inefficiencies, management flaws in new university funding model
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 14, 2025

Last December, the High Court declared it unconstitutional, ruling that it was discriminatory and lacked public participation.

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