Ichung’wah, Junet Blast CoB, The Auditor General Of Corruption
The government’s turn came on Thursday when it raided the offices of Auditor General Nancy Gathungu and Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o.
This comes after a week of back-to-back devastating findings from both offices on the anomalies and violations of both the national and county governments’ expenditures.
In a show of solidarity through a broad-based strategy, the MPs turned the heat on the two, with the CoB first in the crossfire.
Nyakang’o, who on Wednesday released her half-year report on county government spending for the first half of the fiscal year 2024/2025, was accused of wrongdoing.
“The office of the CoB needs to style up. Ask any Governor…many will tell you without parting with money or paying bribes to officers in that office, Governors don’t get justice,” said Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah.
“Governors are suffering because of inefficiencies and corruption in the office of the CoB. They have to bribe officers in that office to have their expenditures approved.”
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MPs attack Auditor General, Controller of Budget
Ichungwah: Governors forced to bribe CoB officers
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“Governors are saying it everywhere that they have to pay to get their money approved,” added Minority Leader Junet Mohamed.
The attack also targeted Auditor General Nancy Gathungu.
“Because they are independent offices, they think the world will come crumbling down. Their independence cannot go without being checked,” Ichung’wah said.
“Now any audit report is a confirmed report before it is brought to the House. Mr. Speaker, that culture will lead to anarchy. This will destroy people’s names,” Junet added.
The Majority and Minority Leaders accused the duo of putting the wagon before the horse by releasing their results before receiving approval from Parliament.
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“That culture will destroy people’s names without recourse…there could be delays in submission of documents, miscommunication. Why then can’t the Auditor publish the reports without Parliament?” Junet posed.
“The Auditor General reports to Parliament…and they must be held accountable,” Ichung’wah added.
The Auditor General, in her report on the national government’s performance in the preceding fiscal year, voiced concerns about the procurement procedure for the Ksh.104 billion Social Health Authority (SHA) technology.
Gathungu claimed the process was obtained unlawfully and was not held by the government, putting Kenyans’ data at risk.
Ichung’wah, Junet Blast CoB, The Auditor General Of Corruption
