TA issues alert over Sh1.5b unaccounted for by counties

Kiambu County Assembly. The county, TA says is yet to account for Sh61.59 million allocated during the transition period in 2013. [PHOTO: JOHN KARUME/STANDARD]

Kenya: Slightly more than half of the county governments are yet to account for cash they received to support their settling down in office during the 2012/13 period.

The Transition Authority (TA) yesterday said some Sh1.5 billion is still unaccounted for by 25 county governments that have yet to submit any expenditure returns for cash used for refurbishment of the governor’s office, purchase of hansard for the County Assembly and swearing in of governors and Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) during the 2012/13 financial year.