Machakos governor Alfred Mutua has sent thirty lands ministry officials on compulsory leave over an alleged building approvals scandal in Mavoko Sub County. Mutua said preliminary administrative investigations and audit had shown that there was a major scam where the county lost millions of shillings in underhand dealings. The governor said the scam included undercharging of building approvals, approvals without valid proof of ownership, suspected fake payment receipts not supported by deposits among others.