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Audit: 10th Parliament spent CDF cash on campaigns

Auditor General Edward Ouko before a Senate committee in the past. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

Members of the last Parliament squandered some of the Sh17 billion from the Constituency Development Fund kitty through fraudulent deals, including political campaigns in their final year in office, the Auditor General has revealed.

An audit of the CDF for the 2012/2013 financial year shows how the kitty, shared among constituencies for grassroots development, was looted through irregular dealings.

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