PUZZLE AS KISUMU COUNTY USES SH8.4 MILLION TO HIRE TOILETS

Most counties used the  Covid-19 cash from donors and the National Treasury to pay allowances for health workers instead of spending it on drugs, patients and PPE.

In Kisumu, for instance, allowances paid to the health personnel who were working at the Covid-19 Unit were Sh68 million of the Sh276 million spent by the lakeside county on other Covid-19-related expenses.

According to the latest report by the Controller of Budget that analysed how money for the first half of the 2020-21 budget was used, Kisumu used Sh8.4 million to hire toilets and tents at a time when public gatherings and meetings had been outlawed by the county government.

The county further spent Sh26 million on daily subsistence allowances and Sh6.8 million on catering services.

Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o’s administration also used Sh1.8 million to procure consultancy services and another Sh3.3  million on communication.

By The Star