{"id":218848,"date":"2024-09-20T05:24:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T05:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/20\/controller-of-budget-margaret-nyakango-speaks-out-on-abduction-and-safety-concerns\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T05:24:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T05:24:43","slug":"controller-of-budget-margaret-nyakango-speaks-out-on-abduction-and-safety-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/20\/controller-of-budget-margaret-nyakango-speaks-out-on-abduction-and-safety-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang&#8217;o Speaks Out on Abduction and Safety Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320027\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320027\" style=\"width: 877px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320027\" alt=\"\" width=\"877\" height=\"439\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/nyakango.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320027\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/nyakango.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"877\" height=\"439\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang\u2019o while at the Mombasa Law Court in December where she denied fraud charges.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang\u2019o has disclosed that she feels unsafe due to her efforts in exposing graft within national and county governments.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the Constitution Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC) on Tuesday, Nyakang\u2019o expressed her ongoing concerns about safety while performing her duties.<\/p>\n<p>She recounted her arrest in December last year, when she was accused of fraud and operating a Sacco without a license. Many viewed the arrest as an attempt by unknown individuals to remove her from office.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSometimes I feel unsafe, but the law has protected me. I\u2019m here to carry out my duties under the law,\u201d<\/em> Nyakang\u2019o said.<\/p>\n<p>She added, <em>\u201cThe fact that I hold a protected office was ignored. I was abducted to Mombasa, yes members, I was abducted, but I\u2019m here in the office without fear or favour.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nyakang\u2019o also highlighted funding challenges facing her office. She noted, <em>\u201cThe Auditor-General\u2019s office receives nearly Ksh.9 billion, while we only get Ksh.700 million for the entire year, despite covering the whole country.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In December, unknown individuals stopped Nyakang\u2019o\u2019s vehicle in Nairobi\u2019s Central Business District and demanded that she record a statement.<\/p>\n<p>They then took her on a seven-hour journey to Mombasa, where local DCI officers detained her and brought her to court. Nyakang\u2019o was later released on Kes.500,000 cash bail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang\u2019o while at the Mombasa Law Court in December where she denied fraud charges. Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang\u2019o has disclosed that she feels unsafe due to her efforts in exposing graft within national and county governments. 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