In Nandi County Mr Sang has released an audit report on expenditures by the former Governor Dr Cleophas Lagat’s administration, showing attempts by contractors to fleece the county of more than Sh670 million in fictitious claims.
The construction of the Governor’s office and Kipchoge Keino stadium are some of the pending projects in Nandi County.
According to annual County Budget Implementation Review Report for 2016/2017, Turkana had pending bills of Sh2.9 billion
Baringo County had excessive domestic and foreign expenditure last financial year, amounting to Sh195.14 million up from Sh125.87 million spent in 2015/16 financial year.
Newly-elected governors in the North Rift have an uphill task in settling pending debts inherited from the previous regimes.
They are equally faced with the daunting task of completing ‘stalled’ projects started by their predecessors as audit reports show billions of shillings have been lost in ghost projects.
