Kilifi county Chief Finance Officer Ben Kai says the county can account for more Sh1 billion said to have been lost through corruption. 

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Speaking in Kilifi on Friday, Kai clarified that only Sh51 million was irregularly paid to syndicate companies and not Sh1.18 billion as reported by a section of the media. 

“Only Sh51.2 million was irregularly wired to various bank accounts of companies based in Nairobi,” he said. 

Governor Amason Kingi has since suspended senior county officials linked to the scandal, pledging his administration's commitment to fight corruption in the government. 

Government investigating agencies led by the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) have also promised to bring to book all officials involved in the scam.