Extravagance, fraud and long outstanding balances in government expenditures are among key issues that led to the loss of billions of shillings during last year’s financial year, a report by the Auditor-General reveals.
The report was tabled before a
special session in the National Assembly on Tuesday and revealed that a
third of the government’s expenditures could not be accounted for due
to unsupported evidence.
State House, for instance,
used over Sh145 million for fuel, oil and lubricants, while over Sh1
million paid subsistence allowances to State House staff.
MOTOR VEHICLES
State House also used over Sh44 million in buying and repairing motor vehicles.
According
to Auditor-General Edward Ouko, the Sh13,574,804 used in the repair of
vehicles should have been charged under Routine Maintenance of motor
vehicles and other transport equipment.
“No explanation has been given for the unauthorised reallocation of funds,” the report reads.
The
report also reveals that expenditure totalling Sh131,066,524 out of
Sh181,250,065 incurred on Other Expenses could not be confirmed due to
absence of vouchers and inadequate documentation such as supplier’s
invoices.
The report also revealed that State House
had long outstanding debit and credit balances totalling Sh48,007,208
and Sh61,116,860 respectively.
“No explanation has
been provided for failure to clear the long outstanding balances from
the department’s records,” the report said.
About Sh4
million could not be accounted for during the construction and
refurbishment of State lodges and State House buildings in Nairobi and
Mombasa.
In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, bills
amounting to more than Sh79 million were not paid during the financial
year 2011/2012 and were instead carried forward to 2012/2013.
“Had
these bills been paid and the expenditure charged to the accounts of
2011/2012, the Appropriation account would have recorded a reduced net
surplus of Sh122,283,888.45 instead of an amount of Sh201,357,341.35 now
shown,” the report read.
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