Audit exposes Sh125 million in rent for unused State offices
There was also a Sh2 million payment for expired leases on regional offices, with no benefit received by taxpayers.
There was also a Sh2 million payment for expired leases on regional offices, with no benefit received by taxpayers.
This was part of a broader issue where multiple paybills, set up for loan repayments and disbursements to women’s groups, were handled outside the mandated government system.
Counties were required to provide a combined total of Sh450 million during the 2023/24 financial year.
Initially, the projects were set to cost Sh62 billion, but after the contract cancellations, new agreements with commercial lenders raised the price tag.
Additionally, Sh4.42 million was spent on retreats held at a venue only 10 kilometers away, which violated SRC guidelines that do not allow daily subsistence for locations within a 50-kilometer radius.
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