Kakamega county assembly in session in the discussion and adoption report to impeach County executive for finance Paul Otsola, September 16. [PHOTO/the-star.co.ke]

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The Kakamega Assembly Public Accounts and Investment Committee has called for the audit of Sh150 million that was disbursed to some 12 wards by the county government in the 2014-15 financial year.

A report tabled in the assembly on Wednesday by committee chairman Samuel Mwanzi said the accountability of the money remained questionable. 

Mwanzi's report said the money was not declared since it had been expensed upon disbursement.

“A special audit of accounts in which the money was deposited is necessary to ascertain the propriety of the funds and the amount of interest earned and officers concerned,” the report said as quoted by the Star.

The committee has recommended further investigations and prosecution of the officers who authorised single-sourcing of consultancy services which amounted to Sh38.9 million.

It added that the government single sourced Infotrack Research and Consultancy to conduct a study on customer satisfaction for Sh4.2 million.​

However, the report said, the government paid Sh26.5 million to P Kundu Architects for the planning, designing, preparation of tender documents as well as supervision of a Phase Two modern market construction in Kakamega town.

Enos Lanogwa was also paid Sh729, 000 to do an in-depth survey of Kakamega Forest.

The report added that some Sh2.4 billion has not been reconciled and that another Sh1.9 billion was paid by the county government manually. 

This, the report added, bypassed the Integrated Financial Management Information System in the year under review.

The county is also said to have bought assets worth Sh2.5 billion since 2013 but these have not been entered in the register of assets.

The committee similarly recommended the single-sourcing of Sh63,870,177 cleaning services be withdrawn within a month of adoption of its report pending a forensic audit by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to ascertain the procurement procedures.