Tues 10th August 2027, Election Day
Nah! IMF, local banks, suppliers, and kungfu are manning the Treasury collection basket. Road contractors abandoned sites 5-2 years ago! No one is extending credit to thugs anymore. The noose is tightening.
A recent audit by Kenya’s Auditor General, Nancy Gathungu, has revealed that Ksh44.8 billion collected through the eCitizen digital payments platform during the 2023/2024 financial year is unaccounted for.According to the report for the year ended 30 June, 2024, a total of Ksh 100,842,646,586, inclusive of an amount of Ksh 44,816,483,773 in respect of revenue receivers, was collected through the e-Citizen Government Digital Payments (GDP) platform.However, a review of the e-Citizen portal and the revenue statements revealed variances between balances reflected in the revenue statements, the e-portal system and the ledger, casting doubt on the completeness and accuracy of receipts reported by the receivers of revenue amounting to Ksh44,816,483,773. https://thekenyatimes.com/latest-kenya-times-news/audit-explains-how-ksh44-8b-was-misappropriated-from-enforced-ecitizen-platform/The funds were allegedly diverted through opaque transactions, unauthorised accounts, and inadequate oversight.
Cartels just got digital.QuoteA recent audit by Kenya’s Auditor General, Nancy Gathungu, has revealed that Ksh44.8 billion collected through the eCitizen digital payments platform during the 2023/2024 financial year is unaccounted for.According to the report for the year ended 30 June, 2024, a total of Ksh 100,842,646,586, inclusive of an amount of Ksh 44,816,483,773 in respect of revenue receivers, was collected through the e-Citizen Government Digital Payments (GDP) platform.However, a review of the e-Citizen portal and the revenue statements revealed variances between balances reflected in the revenue statements, the e-portal system and the ledger, casting doubt on the completeness and accuracy of receipts reported by the receivers of revenue amounting to Ksh44,816,483,773. https://thekenyatimes.com/latest-kenya-times-news/audit-explains-how-ksh44-8b-was-misappropriated-from-enforced-ecitizen-platform/The funds were allegedly diverted through opaque transactions, unauthorised accounts, and inadequate oversight.I'm sure with the new law, EACC and folks tasked with dealing with such will sort it out. EACC has gone digital too with law signed. 4 days ago