Incompetent MP Kaki Nyamai On the Spot Over Ksh. 52.7 Million Bursary Funds Accountability Scandal
Questions over the management of public funds in Kitui South Constituency have intensified after an audit report flagged Ksh. 52,738,368 in bursary-related expenditure for the 2023/2024 financial year, raising serious concerns about transparency, accountability and the selection of students receiving education assistance.
The findings place Kitui South Member of Parliament Rachael Kaki Nyamai under renewed scrutiny over the constituency’s management of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF), particularly the bursary programme intended to support financially disadvantaged students.
According to the Office of the Auditor-General’s report on NG-CDF accounts for the 2023/2024 financial year and seen by Ukambani News Hub, the constituency did not provide the list of bursary applicants and approved schedules of beneficiaries for audit verification.
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The audit further established that minutes of the bursary subcommittee’s vetting process did not indicate the number of applicants, successful and unsuccessful candidates, or the reasons behind their selection and rejection.
More troubling, the report noted that acknowledgement letters and receipts confirming the disbursement of the funds were not provided. It also flagged that the amount allocated to bursaries fell below the required 25% threshold.
These findings raise fundamental questions: Who received the money? Which schools and colleges benefited? How were needy students identified? And what documentary evidence can the constituency produce to demonstrate that the funds reached their intended beneficiaries?
The Ksh. 52.7 million figure is therefore not merely a financial statistic. It represents a substantial amount of public expenditure whose supporting documentation and allocation process were questioned by the country’s independent public auditor.
Despite being among the constituencies reportedly receiving one of the largest allocations of NG-CDF funds in the country, Kitui South has come under scrutiny over bursary amounts, with students reportedly receiving as little as Ksh. 2,000 , compared to Ksh. 5,000 or more in other constituencies. This disparity has raised concerns about whether the available resources are adequately supporting needy students.
Residents of Kitui South have increasingly questioned the leadership of MP Rachael Kaki Nyamai, particularly over transparency and accountability in bursary distribution, as well as the constituency’s development record.
With NG-CDF funds running into millions of shillings, the residents of Kitui South are demanding answers: Where is the NG-CDF money going, who is benefiting, and the impact of MP Rachael Kaki’s 15 years office.
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