Lamu Governor Yasin Twaha was on Friday faulted for failing to spend Sh13.6 million national government cash advanced to the county to fight Covid-19 pandemic. The County received the cash on June 4, 2020 but the same were still lying idle at the County coffers as at 31 July, 2020. The issue was raised by Auditor General Nancy Gathungu in her special audit on how counties spent the Covid-19 funds. The County received Sh52 million in total, monies that were to be used to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Others were Sh1 million supply and delivery of masks material by Mulinge Textile Graphics and delivery of PPEs items which the county spent Sh842,500.

Source: The Star May 08, 2021 15:33 UTC