Kenyan Audit Report Raises Concerns

An audit into government spending has raised concerns regarding the awarding of tenders by governors and budgetary management of county administrations in Kenya. 

Commenting on the report the Auditor-General has cautioned that spending without guaranteed budgetary allocation and in violation of procurement guidelines is acting as a break on development. 

The risk of non-payment, or delayed payment, has effectively increased the cost of doing business with country governments, as well as being a source of legal and social conflict.

Question marks concerning the genuineness of some claims made by devolved governments have also been raised. 

"The huge amount of outstanding pending bills implies that the executive irregularly entered into commitments without approved budgets or funds budgeted for goods, works and services," Mr Ouko commented.

In many cases key documentation relating to contracts were unavailable, meaning that the details and transaction could not be properly verified.