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- Auditor General Nancy Gathungu’s report exposes irregularities in Kisumu County Government’s expenditure, including overpayments to employees and questionable payments to external entities.
- Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o faces scrutiny over irregular expenditure related to Kisumu All Stars football personnel, highlighting broader concerns regarding transparency and accountability in the county’s financial management.
The Auditor General, Nancy Gathungu, has brought to light various irregularities in expenditure within the Kisumu County Government.
According to her report, discrepancies include a Ksh 5.6 million arrears payment made to 63 workers, which she claims they were not entitled to receive.
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Additionally, 33 employees were found to have been overpaid their basic salaries, amounting to Ksh 1.7 million, while sixteen others had an overpayment of leave allowance totaling Ksh 304,181.
Furthermore, for the twelve-month period from July 2022 to June 2023, five employees were identified to have received an overpayment of house allowance totaling Ksh 224,900.
Concerns were raised regarding a payment of Ksh 3 million to the council of governors, comprising Ksh 2,000,000 for annual intergovernmental contributions and Ksh 1,000,000 for annual contributions towards legal fees.
Gathungu noted that management failed to justify these payments, as the council has its own budget as stipulated by Section 37 of the Inter-Governmental Relations Act, 2012, leading to a breach of the law.
Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o faced scrutiny over irregular expenditure of Ksh 5 million related to Kisumu All Stars football players and technical bench personnel.
The Auditor General found discrepancies in the employment status of these individuals, stating that they were engaged as revenue officers but deployed in the Department of Sports as support staff, with no evidence provided regarding their tasks, job descriptions, duty stations, or terms of engagement.
As a result, the value for money regularity of the Ksh 5 million expenditure on employee compensation could not be confirmed.
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The report also highlighted other questionable matters, including the irregular award of tenders and the unprocedural termination of the construction of a cancer center at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Referral Hospital.
These findings underscore the need for greater transparency and accountability within the Kisumu County Government’s financial management practices.
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