By KPC Reporter
There were more questions than answers when the Decentralized Funds Accounts Committee examined the Kieni Constituency’s Audit reports for the financial years 2013/2014 through 2021/2022.
The committee was examining reports submitted by the Office of the Auditor General on Kieni’s use of the National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) resources.
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During a session chaired West Mugirango’s Stephen Mogaka, the committee was concerned that the Kieni Constituency Funds Account Manager did not respond to various Audit queries raised in reasonable time.
There were queries on budgetary control and performance, where the summary statement of appropriation for the year 2021/2022 reflected a revenue budget of Kshs. 225,939,743 and actual on comparable basis totaling to Kshs. 199,355,996.
It was observed that this resulted to underfunding of Kshs 26,583,747 or 12% of the approved budget.
“Why did the management fail to provide the project implementation status reports?” Mogaka posed.
“Where is the evidence that the projects were implemented, and why were the projects not well sequenced?”
In the reports, the committee also noted that the CDF Committee used some unauthorized bursary rates while issuing money to students in secondary schools, tertiary institutions and special schools.
The committee’s vice chairperson Gertrude Mbeyu noted that according to the sub location committee minutes presented for audit, the beneficiaries were to receive bursaries ranging between Kshs. 2,000 and Kshs. 5000.
However, scrutiny of the list of beneficiaries revealed that some were awarded bursary ranging between Kshs. 10,000 and Kshs. 65,000 without explanation or any justification.
Why is this so?” Mbeyu wondered.
