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Nairobi County Finance Executive Gregory Mwakanongo has defended himself over the loss of Sh50 million meant for mortgage and car loans.
Nairobi County Finance Executive member Gregory Mwakanongo at City Hall in July. [Photo: James Mwangi]
Mr Mwakanongo was Thursday grilled by the Nairobi County Assembly Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and put to task to explain how millions of shillings were transferred from the county public funds account to another account without his approval. The executive said he only caught wind of the situation after a red flag was raised by the auditor general who brought it to his attention.
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