Opinion
Kiambu County Budget Line Puzzle
Latest financial report from Auditor General about Kiambu county government has baffled the Senate.
Reading the report to Kiambu Governor, Senator Moses Kajwang’ clarified the report one by one during the senate session
Budget lines for Kiambu County govt' as per the report given to the Audit General by Kiambu Gov. Waititu:
Co-ordination of State House functions- 973M
Administration of Statutory benefits for the retired Presidents- 180M
State corporations advisory service- 591M#TheDailyBrief pic.twitter.com/H9UsjQr5Zy— K24 TV (@K24Tv) May 2, 2019
(Courtesy of K24TV)
The Budget lines for Kiambu County Govt as per the report given to the Senate By Auditor General.
TheCo-ordination of State House functions Ksh 973M
Administration of Statutory benefits for the retired Presidents Ksh180M
State corporations advisory service Ksh591M
The report further suggests that Kiambu County government had a budget line for Kenya~South Sudan peace advisory services valued at Ksh 58M.
The Kiambu county government president said the report was new to him and believes it’s a misuse of the National government.
Kiambu Gov. Waititu on the Budget line presented:
"What I have also seen is new to me!"#TheDailyBrief pic.twitter.com/apP6iL1rYu
— K24 TV (@K24Tv) May 2, 2019
(Courtesy of K24TV)
With all these figures being unearthed by Auditor General now, it’s about time we get a full budget lines from every county.
There’s are a lot of things our county governments are spending our taxes on in the shadow.
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Indebtedness has gradually developed in our counties, what was supposed to be devolution development centers.
Can the public also be enlightened on how they can hold to account the non productive and corrupt officials when such reports see the light of the day.
It’s about time for Kenyans to fight corruption and its agents before it turns us a century back with a collapsed economy.
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