This archive report was first published on 17 September 2019.
On August 16, 2018, an officer from the County's Cashiers Office withdrew Sh10 million from the development account to the operations account at Cooperative Bank, City Hall branch, without following due process.
The withdrawal was part of the audit queries from the Auditor General's report for the financial year ending June 30, 2018, which were being investigated by the Nairobi County Assembly Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday evening.
Finance Executive Charles Kerich and Head of County Treasury Johnson Akong'o told the committee that the Cashiers Office had been moribund for close to two years and was no longer an important office at the county.
However, John Kioo, the officer in charge of the Cashiers Office, disputed the claims, stating that he received instructions from the County's Treasury to transfer the cash.
Nominated MCA Silvia Museiya questioned the need for the existence of the office, citing the officer's lack of knowledge about the sector budget and what to implement.
Minority Whip Peter Imwatok sought to know how the money was moved from one account to another without following due process, stating that a supplementary budget must be prepared and brought before the Assembly for approval.
Mr. Kerich stated that he did not know whether the transaction was irregular or not, saying that provisions of the law should be applied to determine that.
