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Auditor-General declines to clear KRA books on account of missing funds

Outgoing Auditor General Edward Ouko.

Governors are deducting taxes from salaries of their employees and members of the county assemblies (MCAs) but not remitting the money to Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).

According to an audit report by outgoing Auditor General Edward Ouko, the county chiefs are holding onto nearly Sh13 billion that their employees contributed during the 2017/18 financial year in Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax.

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