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Auditor raises flag over Sh3.4b expenditure by Kilifi County

Kilifi Governor Amazon Kingi (PHOTO: Standard)

MOMBASA, KENYA: Kenya’s auditor general Edward Ouko has raised alarm over the acquisition of assets worth Sh3.4 billion in the year ended June 30, 2018, by the Kilifi government.

The report dated February 18 this year reveals how Kilifi County Government acquired assets during the 2017 in a manner pointing at the disregard of procurement laws. During the same period between June 2017 and mid last year, the county government also spent or paid out Sh0.6 billion on incomplete and non-existent projects.

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