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August 5, 2025
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Auditor-General flags billions in unaccounted funds on eCitizen platform

Auditor-General flags billions in unaccounted funds on eCitizen platform

The Auditor-General points out over Ksh.9.6 billion in questionable transactions and poor oversight involving financial service providers and government ministries, dep.....

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Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu has raised an alarm over accountability and transparency deficiencies on Kenya's eCitizen digital payment platform, flagging potential misuse of billions of shillings. A March 2025 audit report for the financial year ending June 30, 2024, highlighted over Ksh.9.6 billion in questionable transactions and poor oversight.

  • Ksh.7.05 billion remains in limbo due to the absence of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) between the National Treasury and financial service providers collecting payments.
  • The audit uncovered Ksh.2.57 billion in receipts untraceable to invoices in the Pesaflow system, exposing the platform to fraud and revenue leakage.
  • Gathungu noted a Ksh.515 million discrepancy in settlements to the Tourism Fund, indicating inconsistencies in the eCitizen reporting module.
  • The Auditor-General warns that these systemic weaknesses could severely impact service delivery by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) and county governments.

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