Audit into use and management of education funds in Kenya
Andrew Mitchell鈥檚 response to audit into use and management of education funds in Kenya.
In response to the Government of Kenya鈥檚 update on the extended forensic audit into use and management of education funds, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell said:
鈥淭he findings of this report are shocking and completely unacceptable.聽We will go after every penny of British taxpayers鈥� money that has been stolen and those responsible for fraud must be prosecuted through the Kenyan courts.聽The British Government will not tolerate corruption.
鈥淲e have already suspended funding to this programme and we have fully recovered all the UK money unaccounted for after the first audit report.
鈥淲e are discussing further investigations and the implications with the Kenyan Ministry of Finance whom I commend for revealing the extent of financial mismanagement in the Ministry of Education.
鈥淲e are committed to helping the poorest Kenyan children receive a high-quality education.聽For the foreseeable future UK support for education in Kenya will be channelled outside government.鈥�