By MANASE OTSIALOMore by this AuthorThe Mandera County government has not settled pending bills worth Sh2.6 billion and instead carried them forward to 2015/2016 financial year. Auditor-General Edward Ouko in his annual financial report released recently states that the validity and accuracy of the pending bills could not be confirmed since supporting documents are missing. “Supporting documents for the pending bills such as invoices, contract numbers and project status were not provided for audit review,” states the report. The county government is accused of unaccounted single sourcing of ambulances for hire from the Kenya Red Cross Society. One officer had an invalid job group captured and the report drops the bombshell by declaring that the Mandera County government employed two underage officers, contrary to the statutory age of 18, without explanation.

Source: Daily Nation November 29, 2016 09:56 UTC