Senate orders audit of Sh5 billion Covid funds


[Source: Business Daily, by Edwin Mutai]

The Auditor-General and the Controller of Budget have one month to conduct a forensic audit on the use of Sh5 billion that the Treasury released to counties to fight Covid-19 pandemic.

“The report should cover the period from March 13, when the first Covid-19 case in Kenya was recorded, to July 31,” Jeremiah Nyegenye, the clerk of the Senate wrote to the two offices.

Parliament wants Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu to institute a special audit and report findings by September 4.

The Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o has three weeks to…

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