Auditor General Nancy Gathungu Stories

Auditor General’s report prompts probe into Kenya School of Government finances
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 01, 2025

During the session at Bunge Towers on Thursday, Kwanza MP Ferdinand Wanyonyi raised concerns over the treatment of trade debtors, pointing out that no...

MPs blame fund managers for NG-CDF misuse, reject Auditor-General’s claims
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 29, 2025

In her 2023/2024 financial year report, Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu attributed the alleged mismanagement to MPs—an assertion legislators have now d...

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu lays bare financial, governance crisis at NYS
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 29, 2025

NYS' financial stability is in doubt after it recorded liabilities equal to its total assets at Sh3.3 billion, and posted a negative working capital o...

Auditor General blames underfunding for Kenya's poor global audit ranking
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 28, 2025

Gathungu added that Kenya’s poor showing on the World Bank’s Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) Independence Index 2021 is primarily due to the office’...

Judiciary paid Sh14 billion in staff compensation without records for 2,180 employees - Auditor General
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 28, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has revealed that only 136 of the 2,316 newly reported employees had supporting contract documents, making the remainin...

Auditor-General exposes widespread waste, irregularities in government spending
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 27, 2025

The Auditor General’s latest report for the 2023/2024 financial year shows that 24 ministries and departments have failed to complete projects valued...

Auditor General raises alarm over lack of legal backing in Huduma Kenya operations
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 27, 2025

The audit also found that the Service Delivery Summit, the oversight body that was supposed to meet at least twice each year, had no evidence of meeti...

Report recommends granting punitive powers to Auditor-General and Controller of Budget
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 26, 2025

The report urges lawmakers to amend existing laws to allow the two oversight bodies to not only operate more independently but also enforce their reco...

Public hospital patients may have received untested drugs, Auditor-General reveals
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 25, 2025

In Kenya, the Pharmacy and Poisons Board regulates the distribution of all medical products and is charged with ensuring their safety, quality, and ef...

Sh1.6 billion paid to three unidentified companies prompts probe at Rerec
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 25, 2025

According to the audit, the corporation violated procurement laws by paying for services that had not been planned for and whose execution could not b...

Audit flags deep staff shortfall at Kenya School of Government
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 24, 2025

Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu warned that the shortage is likely to derail the institution’s core functions unless staffing is aligned with its finan...

Kenya Railways losing millions as ticketing flaws let passengers ride free, Auditor General reveals
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 24, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu said the corporation had not put in place effective measures to ensure full revenue collection on its commuter service...

NTSA dismisses claims of losing control over TIMS amidst audit concerns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 23, 2025

NTSA responded to media reports citing concerns in the Auditor General’s latest audit that the agency’s staff had restricted access to the Sh186 milli...

Kenya Forest Service under fire over irregular staff sackings, court lapses
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 23, 2025

In the year ending June 2024, the agency spent Sh24 million on legal services, but the Auditor-General found that its legal department lacked clear st...

529 Kenya Railways plots grabbed, Sh27 million lost in yearly rent - Auditor General
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 23, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu revealed that land in Mombasa, Limuru, Nakuru, and Kisumu had either been grabbed or irregularly allocated, and most of...

Sports Kenya faulted for illegal tenders, premature contracts worth Sh1.9 billion
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 21, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has exposed Sports Kenya for awarding irregular tenders valued at Sh1.96 billion for the refurbishment of Kericho Green...

Audit: TSC yet to recover Sh211 million in teacher overpayments despite recouping Sh222 million
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 21, 2025

In her audit report for the financial year ending June 2024, Gathungu disclosed that TSC had overpaid teachers Sh433.9 million, blaming the situation...

PSC paid retired civil servants Sh25.7 million in irregular contracts, audit reveals
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 20, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has exposed that the commission hired the retirees without competitive recruitment and paid them through manual systems...

Communications Authority on the spot after audit uncovers asset management failures
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 17, 2025

According to the Auditor General, the Authority overstated the value of its Nairobi headquarters land, failed to adjust title deeds and maintained unc...

EduAfya audit uncovers 'ghost students', Sh2.3 billion overpayment
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 17, 2025

EduAfya programme was launched in 2018 under the National Education Sector Strategic Plan, with the aim of increasing access and equity in secondary e...

Parliament's delay in enforcing audit reports threatens public funds, Auditor-General Gathungu warns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 13, 2025

Gathungu is advocating for amendments to the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act to introduce penalties, arguing that such measures would promote fisc...

Sh274 million consultant payment sparks probe into Kenya Power’s last-mile project
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 11, 2025

Kenya Power’s managing director Joseph Siror defended the contract, saying the supervision model used was not based on constant presence but on projec...

MPs demand audit of IEBC’s Sh3.9 billion pending bills
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 11, 2025

JLAC wants the the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to provide detailed supporting documents to establish the authenticity of th...

Audit exposes irregular contracts, backdating at Fafi Constituency's NG-CDF Office
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 10, 2025

The audit revealed that in 2013/14 alone, Sh14.1 million worth of contracts were handed out without adhering to procurement rules.

Sh6.6 billion school projects under probe for delays, shoddy work and irregular payments
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 07, 2025

Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu has revealed that key procurement procedures were flouted, projects stalled without explanation, and performance bonds...

"Where did the money go?" Hustler Fund faces scrutiny over Sh8 billion gap
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 19, 2025

The Auditor General’s report has exposed major gaps in the management of the fund, showing the State Department for Cooperatives only spent Sh12 billi...

Audit reveals Sh52 million wasted on northern Kenya salty and dry boreholes
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 09, 2025

According to the report, the six boreholes were not only drilled and equipped but had already consumed Sh19.3 million in payments despite their water...

KRA yet to refund Sh904.9 million to NSSF nearly 30 years later, Auditor General reveals
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 07, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu disclosed that the tax arrears stem from income tax payments made in 1996 and 1997, despite NSSF’s exemption from payin...

No evidence to support Sh6 billion Hustler Fund write-off, Auditor General tells MPs
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 07, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu told MPs that there was no proof the borrowers were untraceable or incapable of repayment, raising concerns about trans...

MPs slam KNBS, KIPPRA for wasting Sh300 million annually on rent while govt buildings lie idle
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 07, 2025

KNBS also incurred an additional Sh5.4 million in rent and rates expenses during the same period, up from Sh3.2 million in the previous financial year...

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