This archive report was first published on 3 September 2021.
Kenyan taxpayers are owed an explanation after the Auditor-General revealed that the Information Communication Authority (ICTA) failed to submit returns of grant funds worth Kshs. 123.9 million to the National Treasury by the close of the Financial Year ending June 2020.
The Auditor-General, Nancy Gathungu, has put the spotlight on the ICTA's handling of grant funds, which are proceeds from local and foreign lenders.
According to the Auditor-General's report, the amount represents cumulative funds transfers to a special project bank account whose expenditure requires that returns be made to the National Treasury.
The Auditor-General has also raised queries over an expenditure of Kshs. 21.1 million at the National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure (Nofbi) project.
The expenses include training and capacity building expenses of Kshs. 376,469 and Kshs. 2,105,991 million misclassified under the East Africa Regional Transport Trade and Development Facilitation Project.
Additionally, a further Kshs. 958,220 was spent as a daily and subsistence allowance claim.
The Auditor-General has questioned the management's explanation for not issuing officers with imprest and whether there was prior authority as per the financial regulations.
