Monday, 17 March, 2025
Governor Sang defends Nandi County over damning Auditor report๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐
The Senate Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds has put Nandi County Governor Stephen Sang and his executives to task over financial irregularities flagged by the Auditor General in the financial statements of Kapsabet County Referral Hospital (KCRH), Kapsabet Nandi Water and Sanitation Company (KANAWASCO), and the Municipality of Kapsabet for the 2023/2024 financial year.
The Auditor General issued an adverse opinion on KCRH, citing misstatements in financial statements, missing records, and questionable expenditures. Senators expressed concern over poor financial management and lack of transparency in handling hospital funds.
โThis report paints a grim picture of financial mismanagement at Kapsabet County Referral Hospital. There are unaccounted-for revenues, missing procurement records, and discrepancies in payroll expenses,โ Sen. Eddy Oketch remarked. โHow does your administration justify these glaring inconsistencies?โ
In defense, Governor Stephen Sang attributed some of the financial inconsistencies to challenges in staffing and audit constraints. โDuring the audit period, we experienced a shortage of staff due to revocation of contracts by the County Public Service Board. This led to delays in retrieving documents, but I can assure this committee that all records are available for review,โ the governor stated.
The Senate committee directed the county government to submit all pending financial records and address the governance issues raised. โWe expect a comprehensive response on the steps being taken to implement audit recommendations and improve financial accountability in Kapsabet County Referral Hospital,โ Sen Godfrey Osotsi concluded.
The committeeโs probe signals increased oversight on county finances, with expectations that the Nandi County government will take corrective measures to ensure proper utilization of public resources.