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Tigoni hospital staff hacked system, looted Sh9m – Audit
Former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo lays foundation for a new 184 bed capacity ward worth Sh160 million at Tigoni Hospital in 2015. A report by the Auditor-General shows that in 2016/2017, staff at Tigoni Level Four Hospital in Limuru hacked systems and looted Sh9 million. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- The report also revealed that the county could not explain how it paid Sh228.5 million salary arrears to its staff in 2017.
- Auditors established that 262 employees were under-taxed, resulting in unremitted tax of Sh5 million.
- Further, there is no explanation on why the county undertook the projects which are not devolved.
In the 2016 and 2017 financial year, staff at Tigoni Level Four Hospital in Limuru, Kiambu County, hacked systems and looted Sh9 million in revenue from the facility which has been grappling with poor infrastructure and inadequate equipment, an audit shows.
The revelation is contained in a report by Auditor-General Edward Ouko, who has also exposed possible embezzlement of millions of shillings during the year when the county government was still under former governor William Kabogo.
