Martha Karua, the leader of the Narc-Kenya party, has commented on the arrest of Margaret Nyakango, the Controller of Budget, who is facing multiple criminal charges alongside ten others.
Nyakang'o and her co-accused face a slew of charges, including operating a sacco without a licence, forgery, and conspiracy to defraud, according to an inquiry file sent by the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
According to Jacinta Nyamosi, deputy director of public prosecutions, there was enough evidence to charge the suspects after a thorough investigation.
On Tuesday, there was an increase in online squabbling, and Karua weighed in, claiming that Nyakang'o is being attacked solely because she recently revealed financial irregularities in the government.
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"The timing suggests harassment and intimidation, especially in light of her revealing testimony at Bomas." Those siphoning government funds at Treasury get away with it, but the whistleblower is arrested," Karua wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
In an appearance before the National Dialogue Committee (NADC0) in October at the Bomas of Kenya, the Controller of Budget blamed the Treasury for the country's economic downturn.
Nyakang'o, who testified before the panel led by Kimani Ichungwah and Kalonzo Musyoka, accused the exchequer of tripling state officers' salaries and paying them outside their formal payrolls.
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"Exaggerations are in the Treasury and let me give one example. When I was doing the budget for consolidated fund services where my salary is paid from, I found that my salary is budgeted at 3 times what I'm paid and it was like that for all the state officers. I asked them why it is showing that way and I have not received the answer to date," she told the committee.
This comes on the heels of a September report from the Controller of Budget, which revealed that a whopping 83% of all government revenues were spent on debt repayment.
The report also stated that the country's limited financial crisis is being exacerbated by government officials' domestic and international travel budgets and their delegations.
State officials spent Ksh. 20 billion on domestic and international travel, according to the report. The National Assembly was the biggest spender, spending Ksh. 4.8 billion on domestic travel and an additional Ksh. 1.5 billion on international travel.
This comes on the heels of a September report from the Controller of Budget, which revealed that a whopping 83% of all government revenues were spent on debt repayment.
The report also stated that the country's limited financial crisis is being exacerbated by government officials' domestic and international travel budgets and their delegations.
State officials spent Ksh. 20 billion on domestic and international travel, according to the report. The National Assembly was the biggest spender, spending Ksh. 4.8 billion on domestic travel and an additional Ksh. 1.5 billion on international travel.
