Controller of Budget admits error in report on Homa Bay County bank accounts

In the County Governments Budget Implementation Review Report (CGBIRR) for 2024/25, the county was said to have 584 bank accounts in commercial banks. However, Homa Bay County clarified in a letter dated September 18, 2025, that the figure was overstated by the inclusion of 284 Level 1 community health units, which do not maintain bank accounts.

In response, Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o acknowledged the inaccuracy in a letter addressed to the county’s Executive Committee Member for Finance. She assured that the mistake would be corrected.

“Based on the foregoing, the Controller of Budget has noted the inaccuracy on the number of bank accounts maintained which were reported as 558 instead of 274. The Office regrets this inaccuracy and commits to take prompt corrective action on the above inaccuracy in line with our revision policy,” Dr. Nyakang’o stated.

She further noted that the correction will be reflected in a revised edition of the Annual CGBIRR for 2024/25 to “maintain the integrity and accuracy of the published information.”

According to the corrected data, Homa Bay County operates 272 bank accounts. These include 207 for Level 2 and 3 facilities, 24 for Level 4 and 5 facilities, 35 for vocational centres, five for funds (Mortgage and Emergency, Bursary, Liquor and FIF), and three for other purposes (OSR collection, DTB salary, and KCB salary).