How Sh100 million was lost at the office of the Auditor General

Auditor General Edward Ouko when he appeared before the Senate Assembly Public Accounts Committee over budget at Parliament. [Boniface Okendo/Standard]

A senior officer in the Auditor General’s office is accused of pocketing millions of shillings during purchase of a software system.

A suit filed by Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission shows the contract was inflated to over Sh100 million, and procurement done irregularly. The company awarded the tender had no capacity to deliver the audit vault software systems and payments were made without documentation.