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Date: 13.01.2016
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Laikipia I Money collected as revenue not banked
Sh2.5 million household
items not accounted for
Auditor­general reveals
that allowances for
public service board
members not taxed
BY DAVID MACHARIA
[email protected]
More than Sh2 million was used
using Sh2,580,290 to buy the items and that the items were directly bought
by the county government to during the 2013/2014 financial year in from a supermarket.
buy household items, yet some cash, contrary to public procurement and
"The goods procured were not kept
of these goods were not recorded in disposal regulations.
in the county government stores," the
official documents, the auditor­general
The auditor­general also discloses report says.
has revealed.
that the county government irregularly
The devolved unit is accused of failing
In his report, Mr Edward Ouko accuses procured household items valued at to collect taxes amounting to Shi.4 mil­
the county government of irregularly Sh580,000 for one of its top officials
1.4
The amount
in millions of
shillings of
money not
collected as
tax
2.5
The amount
in millions
of shillings
used to buy
household
items
14
The amount
in millions
of shillings
collected as
revenue but
not banked
lion after paying various contractors bers of the Public Service Board.
a total of SI147.3 million.
Recovery of allowances
"No explanation was given by the
officials for the failure to deduct and
withhold taxes from various contrac­
tors who were tendering services to
the devolved government," the audi­
tor­general adds.
Similarly, the county government
did not deduct taxes from Sh3,024,00
in sitting allowances earned by mem­
thority. Mr Ouko recommends that
the devolved government institutes
measures to recover the money.
The auditor­general notes that the
During the period under review,
board members were paid sitting the county government failed to bank
allowances which exceeded eight Shl4 million collected as revenue.
meetings, contrary to a Transition
The auditor­general says the county
Authority directive.
government collected SI1256.2 mil­
He wants the sitting allowances lion but only SI1242.I million was
and taxes not deducted amounting banked.
to ShSh907,000 be recovered and
The unbanked money cannot be
remitted to the Kenya Revenue Au­ accounted for.
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