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Auditor General now eyes law change to block wheeler-dealers

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Auditor General Nancy Gathungu. [Samson Wire, Standard]

The Auditor General wants the legal framework governing the spending of public funds changed to prevent looting of taxpayers' money when State agencies are responding to emergencies.

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu said that the response to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic by governments globally - including Kenya - resulted in huge losses of public funds as State officials bypassed the normal public finance management systems.

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