County Official Faces Prosecution Over Refusal to Release Public Records
Questions surrounding the management of a county fund could soon take center stage after a government official was referred for possible prosecution...
✨ Key Highlights
The Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) has ordered the Tana River County Government to release information on the Inuka Fund and recommended the Acting County Secretary for prosecution over non-compliance with information requests and official summons.
- The CAJ directed the county to provide detailed Inuka Fund disbursement records for the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 financial years within 21 days.
- Key organizations involved include the Tana River Civil Society Organisations Network and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP).
- The Acting County Secretary allegedly failed to attend a hearing and did not submit any response to the CAJ's summons.
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