Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu on Thursday shocked Senators, when it emerged that the county has budget lines for coordination of state house functions amounting to sh937,839,449 and administration of statutory benefits for retired presidents of sh180,506,800 among others.
Thus the senate county public accounts and investment committee directing the auditor general to conduct a special audit for the 2017/2018 financial year in Kiambu County and submit a report within 45 days. Committee Chairperson Senator Moses Kajwang’ (Homabay) made the ruling after the Governor Ferdinand Waititu said he was not aware of such accounts and promised that investigation will be done.
Among the activities funded by the Kiambu budget include supporting the peace program in South Sudan and the free primary education (fpe). Waititu who had a difficult time defending his county said accounts and figures might have been doctored by his political opponents who are malicious and want to paint him as a corrupt governor vowing not to take responsibility for the “misleading” budget lines.
Meanwhile, Kajwang’ has further called on the auditor general to table in parliament and county assembly audited accounts for the alcoholic initiative in Kiambu commonly known as “kaa sober” within seven days.