One of the 10 county officials who were suspended over the loss of Sh51 million said the amount looted by far outstripped this amount. The officials were suspended last week after it was discovered that their passwords were used to siphon the Sh51 million from the county government’s account at Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) into the accounts of six companies based in Nairobi. Among those suspended is the officer said to have alerted County Secretary Owen Baya about the anomaly. The officials testified in camera at the Kilifi county assembly after journalists were locked out. “The only fact on record is the Sh51 million lost,” said Kahindi.

Source: Standard Digital November 16, 2016 17:18 UTC