Counties have been urged to carry out asset audit to avoid loss of property.
This was said on Thursday by Isaya Walubengo, the director of Josim Instantaneous Consortium ltd.
Walubengo tabled a report on County's assets during the launch of the Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee Strategic Plan at KICC.
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He said Trans-Nzoia County has assets worth 20 billion from the two defunct local authorities.
The report follows an asset audit by JIC on property held by Kitale municipal and Nzoia County councils.
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The validated report of assets and liabilities of the two defunct local authorities and subsequent closing financial statements as at March 27, 2013 had been prepared for six months.
“It is prudent that the counties embrace proper asset audit to avoid loss of property they inherited from the defunct council authorities,” Welubengo
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He said many assets in some counties have been lost due to lack of proper audit.
The asset audit report shows that there are administration and education facilities worth Sh14 billion.
Trans-Nzoia Governor Patrick Khaemba said his government involved the firm in carrying out the asset audit in order to safeguard the public assets from the defunct two counties.
“We have achieved tremendous progress in devolution and one of the key responsibility of the county is to ensure public assets are protected,” he said.
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Devolution Permanent Secretary Mwanamwaka Mburuki who graced the occasion urged other counties to emulate Trans-Nzoia County to ensure public assets are protected from looting.
“It is critical that public assets are properly used and protected from possible looting. I urge other counties to emulate what Trans-Nzoia county have done,” Mburuki said.
