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Loopholes allow siphoning of public funds in Kenyan ministries

It is ironic that on the day the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) celebrated the achievement of exceeding its first quarter tax collections target, the Auditor General tabled a report showing a huge loss of public funds. 

Inexplicably, the report shows, the government not only lost Sh303 billion, but relevant ministries could only account for six per cent of the Sh920 billion budget.

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