Uproar As It Emerges Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza Blew Sh903.2M On Foreign Travel

Embattled Meru governor Kawira Mwangaza once again finds herself in the centre of hostility following an audit report that revealed she spent Sh903.20 million on foreign travel for the years 2023–2024.

Records of the Meru County Treasury reveal that during the period, expenditure on domestic travel amounted to Kshs 342.00 million and comprised Kshs 182.11 million spent by the County Assembly and Kshs 159.89 million by the County Executive.

The report further shows that the expenditure on foreign travel amounted to Kshs 43.75 million and comprised Kshs 42.84 million by the County Assembly and Kshs 903.20 million by the County Executive.

The report sampled various destinations by the County Assembly and displayed how the County Assembly spent their funds.

These included destinations to Australia (Ksh.1.6 million), Tanzania (Ksh.1 million), Dubai (Ksh.1 million), Kampala (Ksh.2.5 million) among others. 

In total, the County Assembly went to Arusha in Tanzania 14 times and spent a total of Ksh.28 million.