When news went round that President Kenyatta had appointed 91-year old Moody Awuori to the Youth Sports Fund docket, Kenyans got angry with many airing their frustrations all over social media to protest the President’s move.
The President on the other hand defended his move claiming that corruption was in his mind when he chose Awori over others.
“You see how (they) are stealing money, then we give the job to a young person…I would rather stick with the old man who will guard the money and ensure it is used in the right way,” said Uhuru.
The President has now been hit by a harsh reality after it emerged that embezzlement of funds has rocked his office.
A report by the Auditor General revealed that the President’s office cannot satisfactorily account for over Sh2.7 billion spent over three years.
An examination of records shows the Presidency spent Sh2,729,192,010 on ‘confidential expenditure’ in three financial years.
The Presidency provided certificates to support the expenditure and said the purpose and particulars of the expenditure cannot be made public.
However, the report by Auditor General Edward Ouko indicates that unsatisfactory matters regarding the confidential expenditure between 2014 and 2016 financial years remain unresolved.
The report revealed weak controls over confidential expenditure as payment vouchers are not supported with necessary documents that can be subjected to audit tests.
The report indicated available records revealed payments totaling Sh165,587,200 made to companies for supply of motor vehicles were charged to a confidential expenditure account.
The report said verification of the IFMIS ledger showed these payments were not posted, an indication that they could have been unexplained cash withdrawals.
The audit report indicates that examination of the general ledger for 2015-16 revealed confidential expenditure totaling Sh105,000,000 was charged to a general suspense account without verifiable source documents that indicate the approved allocation.
“No satisfactory explanation has been provided for this anomaly,” Ouko said in the report.
He added, “In this regard, it was not possible to confirm that the confidential expenditure incurred on motor vehicles and other payments or charge to the general suspense account during the financial year under review was lawful and that value for money was obtained.
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