The current Nairobi County Alcoholic Drinks Control and Licensing Board has set the record straight on disappearance of Sh150 million, which the auditor-general’s report said cannot be traced.
Mr Frank Mbogo, who is the board’s chairperson said the money in question was part of the revenue spent before he assumed the office.
In the report released by the auditor-general Nancy Gathungu out of Sh427 million collected by the Nairobi City County Alcoholic Drinks Control and Licensing Board (NCCADCLB) in the 2019/2020 financial year, Sh150 million could not be audited since the board did not furnish them with how they used the money.
However, Mr Mbogo has clarified that he was appointed to the position in April 2022.
The board chairperson expressed his commitment to safeguard all revenue funds against misappropriation, pointing out that under his watch, 90 percent of the nightclubs in Nairobi city had so far complied with Governor Johnson Sakaja’s directive on noise pollution.
“I want to take this opportunity to thank his Exalency Governor Sakaja for spearheading the initiative and bringing sanity back in residential areas,” Mr Mbogo said.
While appearing before the Nairobi County Assembly Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday to shed light on the missing money, former Director of the Liquor Board Hesbon Agwena asked for more time to avail all the documents detailing how they spent the money during the financial year under probe.
According to the Auditor-General, the office audited Sh275, 113,746 vouchers, which were well captured, representing 91 percent of the total expenditure.
However, PAC Committee, under its chairperson Chege Mwaura insisted that every coin that was spent must be accounted for.
The committee also noted from the Auditor report that the board paid a total of Sh96, 586,552 million in allowances without any documents indicating how the money was used.
The allowances were paid in terms of workshops (Sh55, 393,531), another workshop allowance of Sh2,667,760, a monthly allowance of Sh35,019,681, and a monthly sitting allowance of Sh3,505,580.
The board was asked to explain why there was no acknowledgment of the recipients for the funds and explain why huge sums were withdrawn.
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