Blow to Kalonzo Musyoka as NGO Board freezes his Foundations accounts

The NGO Coordination Board has frozen all accounts of the Kalonzo Musyoka Foundation over alleged misuse of Ksh 146 million donor funds.

Board chair, Fazul Mohammed, has also ordered that the entire Board of Directors be dissolved until further notice.

In a letter in possession of Citizen Digital, the board further alleges that the foundation has continuously and consistently made false declarations in its financial status, annual returns and audited accounts.

“The foundation has failed to disclose its donors. Understating the aggregate amount of donations received contrary o the mandatory requirement that all NGOs reveal their donors, donations received and the intended purpose of the donations,” read the letter in part.

The board further noted that the foundation belonging to NASA running mate, Kalonzo Musyoka. had received Ksh 50 million from the China Youth Development Foundation for the construction of classrooms in Ukambani, money they say was not traceable and the Foundation’s bank accounts or annual returns.

In the letter copied to CBK and the Director of Criminal Investigations, the board also alleged the existence of secret, illegal and unauthorized local and foreign accounts  further recommending forensic investigations for what they termed as possible cases of money laundering and diversion of donor aid.

In October 2015,  the Kalonzo Musyoka Foundation, Airtel Foundation and Ahadi Trust Kenya were among other non-compliant NGOs that had been put on the spot over misappropriation of donor funds.

They were also accused of either under declaring their funds or failure to file audited accounts with the NGO Council among other issues.