This has raised questions as to whether the amount paid out earlier for work apparently not done had been spent prudently. Reports by the Auditor General for the 2014-15 financial year have raised questions on how ministries and other state agencies spend money. He has also raised questions on the understatement of revenue collected. Auditor General Edward Ouko has raised concerns that most government organisations have shoddy financial statements, making it hard to conclude if money is being spent prudently. Billions of shillings may be going to waste or being misappropriated, raising questions on the government’s growing budget, which has hit Sh2 trillion.

Source: The Star July 08, 2016 02:15 UTC