Report cites banking mess in Homa Bay County

Details of debts and creditors inherited from the defunct county councils in Homa Bay County cannot be verified, the Auditor General has said.

A report on financial operations prepared by Auditor-General Edward Ouko indicates revenue collection in all the sub-counties was done manually, despite availability of the Local Authority Integrated Financial Operations Management System (Laifoms).

The sub-counties include Homa Bay, Mbita, Oyugis, Kendu Bay, Municipal Council of Homa Bay, Suba and Rachuonyo.

The report shows county officials were not utilising a module where all monies received should to be banked and the corresponding banking slips uploaded in the system.

The defunct County Council of Suba had not paid a Sh35 million debt to the Homa Bay County Government by March last year.