Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang'o Members of the Nairobi City County Assembly have raised an alarm over massive corruption in the Office of The Controller of Budget.
They claim that unscrupulous officials in the state department are hell-bent on frustrating MCAs by demanding kickbacks for every process sent to them by the Nairobi City County. “Controller of Budget is now demanding kickbacks to approve car loans and mortgage to MCAs which were approved by the SRC and also budgeted for,” one angry MCA lamented on Thursday.
According to the ward representatives, corrupt officials grew accustomed to receiving kickbacks during the reign of former Majority Leader Abdi Guyo, who is the current Isiolo governor. “The controller of Budget is becoming a menace. They have refused to move on from the old Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) days because the former Majority Leader made them so used to the kickbacks,” a county legislator who spoke in anonymity added.
The MCAs have further urged the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to swiftly move in and rescue the Nairobi City County from the grip of the Dr. Margaret Nyakang’o-led office.
The Office of Controller of Budget of Kenya is an Independent Office established under Article 228 of The Constitution of Kenya, with the core mandate being to oversee the implementation of the budgets of the National and County Governments by authorizing withdrawal from public funds.