Auditor General Edward Ouko has indicted at least 20 constituencies for failing to account for the money given to them to help improve the lives of Kenyans.
In the damning report, the AG exposed how millions of shillings meant for development projects and bursaries for needy students has been misused by greedy MPs.
According to the report of 20 constituencies tabled at the National Assembly, Ouko exposed how some of the MPs issued bouncing and stale cheques.
Others failed to not only vet beneficiaries but also provide supporting documents to prove who the beneficiaries were.
Ouko said some constituencies failed to account for bursaries while in other cases legislators budgeted for non-existing projects.
Ouko also expressed concerns over how some of the projects that have so far commenced in the constituencies are substandard and have already started wearing out yet they have not been occupied.
According to Ouko, most notorious constituencies include Chuka Igambang’ombe, Igembe Central, Mwingi North, Mathare, Sigor, Mwingi West, Maara, Othaya, soy, Taveta, Tigania West, Samburu East, Pokot South, Mwingi Central, Kitui South, Jomvu, Kibra, Tetu and Kangema.
Some of the projects he said despite being budgeted for, have either failed to kick off, stalled or have been abandoned half way, adding that in some cases money meant for emergency funds had been diverted and channeled to either other projects that were not budgeted for.
Five county assemblies are also on the spot for over unrecovered mortgages and car loans according to Auditor General Edward Ouko.
According to Ouko, some MCAs were advanced loans beyond the required limits, others were advanced without security while some assemblies are yet to recover money given to the MCAs.
In the report filed in a senate committee, indicts County Assemblies of Busia, Nairobi, Kiambu, Nyamira and Kwale on the questionable modalities in the recovery of the loans from payrolls.
With respect to Busia, Ouko revealed the car and mortgage scheme, which is a revolving fund is in doubt because of the inconsistent loan recoveries from the payroll totaling to Sh58.7 million as well as unrecovered borrowing from the Assembly of Sh8.1 million bringing the debt to Sh53.4 million which it is yet to be refunded.
Regarding Nairobi county, 10 MCAs are on the spot for being issued with car loans amounting Sh122.7 million.
Nyamira county, on the other hand, is under the microscope over the issuance of car loans totaling to Sh78 million to 38 MCAs without obtaining valuation report of the vehicles contrary to the requirements of the Public Finance Management Act state officers motor car loan scheme fund regulations.
Kwale County Assembly has been cited over irregular operation of the fund as it started operating before being approved by the County Assembly as well as due to its under absorption of Sh76.4 million as only Sh13.7 million was spent.
Kiambu Assembly is on the spot because the staff mortgage recovery ledger, which reflects a balance of Sh736.4 million differs with documents presented amounting to Sh1.3 million.