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Three women hold Kenya's fate as debt audit calls

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Experts argue that Salaries and Remuneration Commission Chairperson Lyn Mengich, Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakango and Auditor General Nancy Gathungu have failed in their roles as they would have done more. [File, Standard]

As President William Ruto ponders ways to quell public anger over his administration's faults, the spotlight shines on three women who have, inadvertently or otherwise, helped fuel that rage.

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu, Controller of Budget (CoB) Margaret Nyakang'o, and Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) Chairperson Lyn Mengich have shared the limelight in recent weeks, with Kenyans highlighting their work in calling out wastage and corruption.

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