Auditor General Robert Ouko. [Photo/mediamax.co.ke]
A new report has revealed that most counties cannot account for millions spent on development and other unexplained expenditures.
According to Auditor-General Edward Ouko, most counties had misused funds and in some cases, non-compliance with the Public Finance Management Regulation.
The audit also shows failure to provide information and documentation required.
Bomet County is said to have an increased travel expenditure from Sh67,059,695 to Sh115,805,900 and was not supported by a schedule to confirm who travelled, destination and cost of each trip.
Similarly, Bomet incurred foreign travel expenditure of Sh32,267,630 but was not supported by a schedule to confirm journey to foreign countries, names and cadres of the officers on the trips and cost of each.
Another Sh66,858,347 was used as training expenses, up from Sh40,240,817 the previous year. In Kajiado, issues of unaccounted expenditure arose, with the County Assembly incurring Sh49,988,304 in 2014/15 on development and accumulated pending bills totaling Sh9.8 million.