Nacada officials gave Sh99m to fake NGOs: Mututho
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- Speaking in Embu town, Mr Mututho said they had identified over 1,000 persons, many of them police officers and officials in the national government coordination such as chiefs, as among those who had applied for and received the money.
- He said well-connected people in the organization colluded to have the fake NGOs awarded the money, with the some getting up to Sh3 million.
The chairman of the National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse has accused the organisation's officials of awarding millions of shillings to non-existent NGOs.
Mr John Mututho says that Sh99 million meant to boost the war against drug abuse ended up in the hands of non-existent and underserving groups.
“We will name the individuals who have fraudulently acquired the money. Nacada released Sh99 million for the CBOs (community based organizations)engaged in the fight against drug abuse but thugs and crooks were allocated the money," said Mututho.
He said out of the 100 community based organizations awarded the amount meant to boost the war against drugs and substance abuse, only three were recognized by the NGO’s council.
The money was part of the 15 per cent of the amount that Nacada raises from bar licences given to civil society organisations to fight drugs and alcohol.
Mr Mututho said well-connected people in the organization colluded to have the fake NGOs awarded the money, with some getting up to Sh3 million.
He said graft incidences were hampering the fight against drugs and substance abuse, with over 2.6 million people fighting various forms of addiction.
Speaking in Embu Town, Mr Mututho said his group had identified over 1,000 people, many of them police officers and officials of the national government such as chiefs, as among those who had applied for and received the money.
