Auditor-General Edward Ouko making a speech during the launch of a 'Guide to Understanding National and County Audit Reports' at Stanley Hotel in Nairobi on October 12, 2016. [Photo: NMG]A former governor and a serving one are on the spot over wasteful spendings of millions of county funds on poorly planned projects and without conducting feasibility studies.Auditor General Edward Ouko accuses the two governors in his report for the 2015-16 financial year, of abandoning ambitious projects despite having pumped millions of shillings in them.The two governors are from Uasin Gishu and Nakuru counties.According to the Sta,r Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago is in the spotlight over delayed implementation of 162 projects costing Sh2.9 billion allocated to 12 departments for the 2015-16 financial year.The auditor says the projects were behind the schedule yet Sh2.9 billion had been spent on 93 projects representing 76 percent of funds allocated as at June 30 last year.The auditors verified 60 projects with an allocation of Sh1.2 billion and that Sh733.8 million was already spent on them."Five projects budgeted to cost Sh261 million on aggregate had stalled with 40.9 million already spent on them. The management has however not explained how it will ensure that the stalled projects are revived and completed for the benefit of the residents of Uasin Gishu," Ouko says, as quoted by the Star.Former Nakuru Governor Kinuthia Mbugua, on the other hand,  is accused of spending Sh23 million of Sh34 million for the construction of Nasha Market. The project stalled, denying the intended beneficiaries ease of doing business."Physical verification reveals the project is incomplete and had stalled. No explanation or approvals were provided for these structural alterations. It is likely that the contractor may lack the capacity to undertake a contract of this magnitude," he adds.The auditor said the two counties could not account for huge funds spent on various activities.Other governors on the spot over white elephant projects are from Kakamega, Mandera and Vihiga counties.

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