The Auditor General has put City Hall’s legal department on the spot over unauthorised payments of Sh592.4 million in the 2016-17 financial year. In the period under review, the department’s legal costs amounted to Sh645.3 million against the approved budgetary allocation of Sh105 million. Audit queries raised by Auditor General Edward Ouko show that the department paid 12 law firms Sh314.4 million. “ A lot of money has been allocated to the legal department but it is worrying how Nairobi is also losing a lot of money through this department,” said nominated MCA Silvia Museiya . Legal costs are very hard to budget for because you do not know when they will come,” Moseko said.

Source: The Star February 04, 2019 20:03 UTC