Nairobians and Kenyans at large have been left scratching their heads and wondering what could be wrong with Nairobi County Governor Hon Johnson Sakaja following the emergence of confirmed reports that his administration can’t account for how kshs 144M donated by the French Government to fund his Dishi Na County program was spent.
According to fresh reports verified by Mambo Mseto this morning, Nairobi County Health CEC Hon Su-san Silantaoi added a fresh twist to the alleged disappearance of the donation when she said that the Government has never done business with the French Government regarding the Dishi Na County program hence it cannot be answerable to any misuse and embezzlement of funds.
Johnson Sakaja laughs during a past media interview
In her message, Silantoi told the Nairobi County Assembly Health Committee chaired by Mountain View MCA Maurice Ochieng that the County is yet to put in place regulations for the Dishi na County funds.
She also said that there has not been any direct exchange of funds between the county and the donor.
“We submitted regulations of the fund to the assembly in December but were told they have to go to the delegated committee first, so up to now they have not been approved,” Silantoi added.
Suzanne Silantoi, the Health CEC for Nairobi County
The donor funds were paid to the Food for Education Foundation. This non-profit organization is the implementing partner in charge of the Dishi na County program that also operates in other counties.
At the same time, the Chief Executive Officer of the Dishi na County program Wawira Nyambura told the committee that the Sh144million was received as a donation to 25,000 children who cannot pay five shillings.
Nyambura said the organization receives contributions daily from Kenyans and well-wishers but could only disclose the amount donated by the French government, specifically for Nairobi County.
“We have received money for the 25,000 children that we had proposed meals for from the French Government which is one million Euros the rest of the money is not for Nairobi,” she said.
