Auditor General reveals suspicious spending at mining ministry

An audit has flagged expenditure of over Sh759 million at the State Department for Mining pointing to a potential loss of taxpayers’ money.

The latest Auditor-General’s report on government ministries, departments and agencies for the period 2023-24 shows what the auditor says are irregularities in procurement of goods and services, unsupported payments, use of invalid Local Purchase Orders (LPOs) and unaccounted for cash.