Pressure is mounting on county governments to establish working internal mechanisms to detect and prevent theft, wastage and other forms of loss of public funds, with the Auditor-General now joining in the call by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu said on Monday her office has been raising concerns about the lack of internal audit units at the devolved units, one of the main loopholes through which public resources are lost.