Governors have been put on the spot over the spending of millions of county funds on white elephant projects. In his report for the 2015-16 financial year, Auditor General Edward Ouko accuses governors of abandoning ambitious projects despite having pumped millions of shillings in them. The project stalled, denying the intended beneficiaries ease of doing business. Former Vihiga Governor Moses Akaranga is on the spot over 74 unidentified projects costing Sh408 million and six abandoned projects worth Sh12.8 million. “Five projects budgeted to cost Sh261 million on aggregate had stalled with 40.9 million already spent on them.

Source: The Star November 21, 2017 21:22 UTC