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Deputy Auditor General Fredrick Odhiambo passes way after short illness

Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu conveyed the news on Thursday, expressing deep sorrow and paying tribute to Odhiambo’s dedication and impact.

Donor projects stall as Kenya pays Sh6.5 billion on unused loans

Gathungu also warned that some projects carry clauses that require Kenya to pay commitment fees on undrawn loans, leading to further financial losses.

Auditor flags State firms over Sh2.95bn defaulted loans

In her audit report for the 2023/2024 financial year, Gathungu highlighted seven SOEs as the most affected, noting that they had defaulted on their loans between two and eight times since 2011 without making th...

Auditor General flags 11 counties over Sh3.8bn stalled assembly chambers

In some instances, projects have remained idle for more than a decade, with one project implementation committee chairperson resigning unexpectedly under unclear circumstances.

Auditor-General flags Sh2.5bn donor projects over missing records

In her 2023/24 financial year report tabled in Parliament, she revealed that payments were made in the absence of work plans, contracts, invoices, or delivery confirmations, violating public finance rules

Lamu Port control row deepens as audit exposes governance gaps

An audit report shows that several government bodies and private companies are currently using the facility without formal agreements on management and ownership

Sh229 million in County imprests unaccounted for, says Auditor General report

The report shows that some officers held multiple imprests in violation of the Public Finance Management (County Governments) Regulations, 2015.

Sh3.4bn salary payouts made outside official payroll system

Among the 47 counties, Machakos and Nairobi led in manual payments, disbursing Sh487 million and Sh463.4 million respectively

Nema under fire as one surveyor vets thousands of environmental reports

Government hiring freeze pushes 60 public institutions into staff crisis

At least 60 public organisations are grappling with acute employee shortages, needing more than 15,000 new staff to meet their approved capacity

Epra pays Sh21m for vehicles not yet delivered, audit shows

According to the audit covering the year up to June 2024, Epra awarded the contract to CFAO Motors at a total cost of Sh20.69 million.