?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Governor mar Siaya, @orengo_james has spoken for 60 million Kenyans, ama namna gani @AokoOtieno_ @daniel_muli @WanjiruGithiomi @SGEOdhiambo @Alxyore ? pic.twitter.com/bQD8ioNqGM
— Dr. Ekuru Aukot (@EAukot) December 6, 2024
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission are currently investigating two incidents that resulted in Siaya County losing over KES 1 billion in the last two financial years.
Former auditor general Edward Ouko, who is heading a task force formed by county governor James Orengo to audit the county’s books, revealed that their preliminary findings show that KES 600 million was lost in 2021 and another KES 400 million in 2022.
Ouko stated, “There are irregular transfers of funds from various bank accounts in breach of the public finance management act. Some KES 718 million was paid to various individual staff for recurrent expenditure purportedly for training activities that are yet to be verified.”
It is believed that this figure likely includes the KES 600 million that was reported to have been lost due to corruption.