A Sh3 million government project fund has been sitting in the wrong account for nearly two years, triggering a demand by the Nyaribari Chache NG-CDF office for the money to be returned.
The funds were allegedly deposited into the bank account of Nyanchwa Mixed Primary School in October 2024, even though they were meant for the Nyanchwa Chief’s Office project.
Now, the constituency development fund office wants the money traced and recovered, raising questions over how the sizeable payment ended up in an account that was not meant to receive it.
In a letter dated July 22, 2026, Nyaribari Chache NG-CDF Fund Account Manager Robert Kipkurui Serem asked the school’s Project Management Committee to verify the transaction and facilitate the reversal of the funds.
According to the letter, the Sh3 million was deposited into the school’s National Bank of Kenya account on October 31, 2024, and cleared on November 4 through RTGS under transaction number RT00510241386325.
The NG-CDF office attributes the apparent mix-up to the similarity between the names of the school account and the intended project account.
But the consequences have been significant.
The fund office says the money was intended for the construction or development of the Nyanchwa Chief’s Office and that the project has consequently been delayed for almost two years.
“We kindly request that you verify this transaction and reverse the funds back to the original payment source, Nyaribari Chache NG-CDF Account,” Mr Serem says in the letter.
The demand now puts the school’s Project Management Committee under pressure to establish whether the money actually landed in its account and, if so, explain its status and facilitate its return.
The correspondence was copied to Equity Bank-Kisii, National Bank of Kenya-Kisii and the Chief of Nyanchwa Location, widening the paper trail surrounding the disputed transaction.
The NG-CDF office attached transaction confirmation documents to support its demand, suggesting that it has identified a specific payment trail for the Sh3 million.
The episode has also exposed the potential risks of processing public funds through accounts bearing similar project names.
For almost two years, according to the NG-CDF office, a Sh3 million allocation remained tied to the wrong destination while the intended Nyanchwa Chief’s Office project awaited funding.
The key question now is simple: where did the Sh3 million go after it was deposited—and why has it taken nearly two years to seek its recovery?
