Controller Of Budget: I Was Coerced To Release KSh. 15B Days To Election
Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o now alleges she was threatened to approve Ksh.6 billion for buying telcos and Ksh.9.5 billion from the annuity fund a few days to the August 9 polls.
Speaking on Tuesday while appearing before Appearing before the Parliamentary Public Petitions, produced she said was in a text massage which show a conversation between her and former Treasury CS Ukur Yatani.
Nyakango revealed to the committee that on August 4, 2022, CS Yatani wrote to her at 2:13 pm, saying “Good Afternoon, please also facilitate similar approvals for infrastructure ministry for amounts of Ksh 8B and Ksh.2.B.”
One hour and 20 minutes later, at 3:33 pm: the CS is said to have sent her a photo and wrote “Please help us expedite this.”
Nyakango further said that in a subsequent email sent a minute after that, Yatani told her if she failed, the president would call direct: “H.E might even call you if we don’t deal with this by 4 pm.
Nyakango replied to him, “Are you saying we have 26 minutes to complete the process?”
Yatani then texted, “He’s just called and I assured that I have spoken to you and that you promised by the end of the day.”
He allegedly followed up at 3:37 pm, saying: “I know he will call you again. He persuaded some guys to resume work and promised that their bill be settled by today.”
Margaret then purportedly said “The timing requires up to tomorrow as I am still out of office,” and in a message said to have been sent at 3:39 pm, CS Yatani reportedly told the budget controller: “You need to devise how to deal with it. I am sorry but try.”
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