The use of public funds for stadium construction has been brought to the attention of the Auditor General.

For example, Wang'uru Stadium in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, cost the taxpayer Ksh. 696 million, but the price was increased by Ksh. 76.5 million, according to a report from Nancy Gathangu's office.

The Auditor General claimed that management had broken the law and that it was impossible to verify the regularity and value for money to be realized from the Ksh. 696 million spent on the project.

Additionally, Kiambu County's Kirigiti Stadium has been flagged by the Auditor General. The project was given to two separate contractors at a total cost of Ksh.1 billion. Later on, it was discovered that Ksh. 148 million had been added to the price.


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The cost had increased by 25% over the contract amount, and there were no supporting documents to back it up.

The procurement method did not follow the law, the management broke the law, and the contractor's nonpayment caused Phase 2 of the project to stall. These factors combined to cause the looting at Kirigiti Stadium.

The study goes on to explain how the Ksh. 1.1 billion constructions of the Jamhuri Posta grounds in Nairobi County cost the taxpayers Ksh.57 million.

Authorities are being accused of engaging in illegal direct procurement, wherein the amount of money spent far exceeds the engineer's estimates.

The business's credibility was further undermined by the incomplete work, which included the absence of floodlights and electricity installation.


According to the Auditor General in Kisumu, the Ksh. 350 million renovations of the Jomo Kenyatta Showground did not provide taxpayers with value for their money.

Auditors discovered extensive vandalism and missing metal covers during their inspection. The Kisumu county government took ownership of the stadium instead of giving it to the government for use.