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Senate probes Nyeri over unsecured and unvalued loans

County has now engaged pre-qualified valuers to assess property before loans are approved

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by JULIUS OTIENO

News05 November 2025 - 06:00
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Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga./FILE
A Senate oversight committee has faulted the Nyeri government for issuing uninsured loans, accepting unvalued land as security and disbursing funds without proper vetting by the loans board.

The Senate County Public Investment and Special Funds Committee questioned Governor Mutahi Kahiga’s administration over Sh16.3 million in loans that were issued without valuation reports to confirm the value of the land used as collateral.

The auditor general, in her latest report on the Nyeri County Enterprise Development Fund for the year ending June 30, 2024, warned that the absence of valuation documents puts the recovery of the loans at risk.

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