How Controller of Budget was forced to approve Ksh 15B just before elections
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Controller of Budget, Margaret Nyakang'o reveals how she was put under pressure to approve Ksh 15B just before the August elections
Controller of Budget, Margaret Nyakang’o reveals how she was put under pressure to approve Ksh 15B just before the August elections.
While appearing before the Parliamentary Public Petitions Committee on Tuesday, March 7, Nyakang’o revealed the intrigues that led to the approval of Ksh 15 billion.
The Controller of Budget told the Committee that she was put under duress to sign out Ksh15 billion days to the General Election.
In documents tabled before the Parliamentary Public Petitions Committee on Tuesday, Nyakang’o shared what she said were text conversations between her and a senior Treasury official persuading her to expedite the transaction.
“Please help us expedite this,” one of the text messages she alleges was from the official said.
“His Excellency might even call you if we don’t deal with this by 4 pm,” he added.
“Are you saying we have 26 minutes to complete the process?” Nyakang’o replied.
“He just called and I assured him that I have spoken to you and you promised before the end of the day,” the official said.
“I know he will call again. He persuaded some guys to resume work and promised that their bill be settled by today,” he added.
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In the conversation that the documents show took place on August 4, 2022, between 3.33 pm and 3.39 pm, Nyakang’o told the official that the request would need time to be executed.
“The timing requires up to tomorrow as I’m still out of office.”
In response to this, the official said, “You need to devise how to deal with it. I am sorry but try.”
Her confession came after Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua detailed how the country lost Ksh16 billion during the transition period alleging that money was hidden in cartons.
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