A recent report by the Auditor General has exposed how two directors at City Hall, Nairobi, colluded to pocket millions of shillings of taxpayers’ money.
The director of intergovernmental relations, Joyce Kinyanjui, and the immediate former Director of administration, Dominic Odera, are under investigation after they failed to produce documents relating to the expenditure of Sh11,422,273 on foreign travel and subsistence.
Tension is high at City Hall as Governor Johnson Sakaja demands an explanation for the suspicious expenditure.
City Hall sources have revealed that Ms Kinyanjui and Mr Odera failed to produce supporting documents, such as attendance registers, reports of work performed or programs by staff members, invitations to various overseas trainings and workshops, imprest requisitions and applications, and proof of travel documents like boarding passes and stamped passports to various destinations.
Further investigations unearthed that Mr Odera, whose responsibility was to approve the list of those attending workshops and trainings, colluded with Kinyanjui to ensure that only friendly staff members attended such workshops and trainings.
This suggests a deliberate effort to misuse public funds for personal gain.
The situation is further complicated by the fact that Ms Kinyanjui is the only county staff member who testified against former Governor Mike Sonko during his impeachment motion at the Senate.
This has raised suspicions among Sakaja’s handlers, who are warning him to handle Ms Kinyanjui with care, as she cannot be trusted and could betray Sakaja, just as she did to Sonko.
There are concerns within City Hall about Ms Kinyanjui’s integrity and her potential to compromise the investigation.
There are calls for her to be transferred to a different section, as her involvement in the corruption scandal has raised serious doubts about her credibility for the role.
