Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has once again lifted the lid off what could be one of the greatest misappropriations of the NG-CDF.
In her latest report, bursary funds, constituency-funded sporting activities and tree planting programmes emerged as some of the avenues used to siphon millions of cash.
In most constituencies, officials were unable to produce documentary evidence to prove the spending that runs into millions.
Also, the audit team was provided with neither delivery notes for the sport kits nor seedlings alleged to have been bought.
In Nyatike, the Auditor General is questioning some Sh25 million that the CDF committee said to have disbursed as bursary, yet there were no acknowledgment documents.
The bursary cash is part of the Sh34 million that was disbursed to students in secondary schools and tertiary institutions.
“In the circumstances, the accuracy, completeness and validity of the bursary disbursements of Sh25,335,833 could not be confirmed,” the report says.
The constituency is represented by Tom Odege in the National Assembly. It is also being questioned over some Sh2.7 million incurred on sports activities.
According to the Auditor General, the management did not provide supporting documents for the 2018-19 spending.
Nyatike also failed to explain Sh1.6 million it allegedly used to purchase and plant trees in various schools.
In Mwingi North, the auditor’s spotlight is on 30 incomplete projects at an estimated cost of Sh14 million.
The constituency also has 13 projects not yet started amounting to Sh20.8 million.
The management did not provide a satisfactory explanation for the delay, raising questions on whether the public will get value for money.
The Auditor-General also took issue with the irregular compensation of the Kitui Central CDF staff. According to the report, the management spent Sh2.3 million to compensate employees in 2017-18.
The amount was an increase of Sh584,546 or 33 per cent as compared to the previous year.
“No satisfactory explanation has been provided for the significant increase,” Gathungu said.
“Further, the fund does not have in place an approved human resource policy manual to guide in matters of recruitment, remuneration and progression of staff.”
In Peter Kihara’s Mathioya, Gathungu queried how the constituency management spent Sh5.9 million on bursary for secondary and tertiary students without the authorisation of the project management committee.
The report is also raising the alarm over Sh1.9 million allegedly spent to purchase seedlings, of which there was no evidence of delivery.
“Expenditure returns in respect of the project revealed inconsistencies in the number of tree seedlings supplied,” the report says.
“According to the PMC minutes for the meeting held on April 26, 2019, a total of 107,610 tree seedlings were supplied, while the record of the meeting held on May 14, 2019, indicated that a total of 114,760 tree seedlings were received. No explanation was provided for the variance.”
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