It is no longer a secret that officials at the Office of the Kenya's Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, misappropriated millions of shillings that the World Bank intended to boost the "Kazi Kwa Vijana" (jobs for youth) programme.
A World Bank financial management review found out that millions of shillings meant for youths' empowerment had instead been paid to a number of senior officials in the PM’s office in contravention of the agreement between the bank and the government and in breach of procurement procedures.
The review identified a number of officials in the Prime Minister’s office who had spent up to KShs 37.5 million on seminars which never took place, illegal allowances and payments to companies for services which do not appear to have been rendered.
It is now record that the World Bank will want a refund of the money spent on 'ineligible expenditure' and taxpayers will be expected to foot the bill.