Tag: Accountability
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Finance Boss Kilonzo Faces His Accusers
The Special Committee investigating the proposed removal of County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Finance, Economic Planning, and Revenue Management, Mr. Peter Mwikya Kilonzo, commenced its hearings on Monday, December 9, 2024, at the County Assembly Chambers. Chaired by Nguni MCA Hon. Jeremiah Musee Mutua, the committee was tasked with investigating four charges against Mr.…
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Kitui’s 138 Thieves Likely To Escape Prosecution
By Anchor Writer Senator Enoch Wambua Criticizes Kitui County’s Handling of Revenue Theft Scandal In one of the most baffling cases of revenue theft in Kenya, 138 revenue collectors of Kitui will not be punished. Governor Julius Malombe will only have them moved to other county departments as they repay the stolen money. There has…
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Bid To Remove Minister Unmasks Kalonzo’s Party
By Anchor Writer Wiper Party’s Defense of Embattled Kitui CEC Sparks Internal Rifts The Wiper Democratic Movement Party has attempted to shield Kitui County Finance and Economic Planning Executive, Peter Kilonzo, from impeachment. The act now not only unmasks the wiper party and its leadership but also exposes deep divisions within it. On Tuesday, the…
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Rita Suspended as EACC Opens Graft Probe
By Queen Muandiki Transport and Roads Minister Rita Ndunge has been suspended following her alleged involvement in a bribery scandal. The suspension comes as the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) summoned the minister over a leaked telephone conversation in which she is heard discussing bribes with a Matatu operator identified as “Prestige,” whose real name…
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Wavinya’s Day of Reckoning At Senate
County’s Turmoil: A Deep Dive into Wavinya Senate Showdown In a dramatic hearing that exposed troubling financial discrepancies, Machakos County Governor Wavinya Ndeti faced intense scrutiny from the Senate Public Accounts Committee. The meeting, characterized by pointed questions and palpable tension, revealed significant gaps in the county’s financial records, raising serious concerns about accountability and…
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EACC Raids KeRRA Boss
By The Anchor Writer Senior Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) official Joel Mutambu Kilonzi recently faced a raid by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). The commission raided Kilonzi’s home and offices, where he serves as the KeRRA Regional Accountant for Lamu County, as part of an investigation into allegations of corruption and fraudulent tendering…
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Petitioners act against land grabbing in Mavoko
By The Anchor Writer Sabaki Residents Association has petitioned the County Assembly of Machakos to intervene against actions to re-plan and allocate land and stop the County Lands Minister Nathaniel Nganga from interfering with a parcel of land LR. 26699/27, public utility land in Sabaki, Mavoko County. Speaker Anne Kiusya The Speaker Anne Kiusya has…
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10 Machakos Inspectorate suspects released on bond
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Why CoB denied cash to Kitui and Machakos counties
By Mercy Musangi Kitui and Machakos county are among the 28 counties which have been denied cash requests by the Controller of Budgets Mrs Margaret Nyango in the last seven months. Mrs. Nyakango During the period, CoB said it received a total of Kes 182.7 billion requisitions out of which only Kes 179.5 billion…
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Missing Millions Feb-March 2012
Tale of missing ESP millions in school By Jonathan Mutiso An incomplete Library in Mwala’s Model School. Millions are unaccounted for Furious parents and other education stakeholders from Mwala district have raised red flag against embattled Mbaikini Boys High school principlal Jonathan Mua over mismanagement of funds allocated for the Economic Stimulus Programe (ESP)last year…