New graft wave listed as governors hit back

Governors, led by Council of Governors Chair Peter Munya (seated, second right), address journalists at the Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort in Mombasa yesterday. They said they want the Government to change the way it distributes funds to counties. (PHOTO: GIDEON MAUNDU/ STANDARD)

Massive corruption and excessive and unaccounted-for spending are the wholemarks of a report by Auditor General Edward Ouko on the Counties.

According to the damning audit report for financial year 2014/15, a huge chunk of the monies was paid to ghost workers or fictitious firms. But the governors have hit back and are blaming the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) for loss of funds.