Kiambu County Governor Dr James Nyoro utilized Ksh1.69 million to buy 11 phones for the region, another review report by reviewer general Nancy Gathungu has uncovered.
As per the report, the buys were done in the 2019/2020 financial year, with each telephone costing somewhere in the range of Ksh84,000 and Ksh198,000.
The district bought 2 iPhone XS (Max) at an expense of Ksh198,440 each, an iPhone X at an expense of Ksh198,000, and an Ipad at an expense of Ksh170,689.
The County additionally purchased 2 Samsung S10s at an expense of Ksh146,160 each, a Samsung Universe Note 8 and an Ipad Genius at an expense of Ksh145,000 each, and a Samsung System S4 at an expense of Ksh84,100.
The market cost for an iPhone XS (Max) is around Ksh90,000, an iPhone X around Ksh65,000 and an iPad (seventh Gen) goes for Ksh70,000.
A Samsung S10s regularly goes for Ksh57,000 while a Samsung Universe Note 8 retails at Ksh53,000. An Ipad Ace retails at Ksh125,000 while a Samsung World S4 retails at around Ksh10,000.
"The rundown of whom the cell phones were given to was not accommodated review. The store records; S3, S11, S12, and S13 for the telephones were not accommodated review. Subsequently, it couldn't be affirmed whether the cell phones were recorded/entered in the stores," the report says to some extent.
The reviewer general likewise blamed the district for outperforming the Ksh80,000 cap recommended by the Compensations and Compensation Commission (SRC).
During the year under survey, the county likewise used Ksh19.5 million on airtime.
Individuals from Province Gathering (MCAs) and area staff got recompenses and allowances worth Ksh100 million, accepted to have been granted sporadically.
Ksh62 million was paid to MCAs to back workshops and retreats in Mombasa and Naivasha, of Ksh10 million paid as remittances to MCAs. The sum was paid between January 5 and 11, 2020.
"The MCA's strength have been paid remittances for gatherings that were not existent… recompenses paid were unbudgeted for and inappropriate… twofold installment of stipends may occur as the MCA's strength likewise have been paid from the county get together spending plan," added the report.
Ksh11 million was paid to the county chiefs while at a workshop in Mombasa in October 2019, Ksh9 million for a budgetary gathering, Ksh3 for a class they went to in Naivasha.
