Zubeda told the Mvita MP Abdulswamad Nassir-led committee that Waqo came in after the company was unable to finance the local purchase order granted to her by Kemsa. The witness sparked suspicion after she told MPs that she couldn’t remember what she wrote to Kemsa in request for more time to raise the assigned stocks. “You can’t walk to an office and simply get a commitment letter to supply Sh347 million worth of goods without any previous supplies,” the MP said. “The shares transfer was done just before Kemsa issued the commitment letter. She explained how she sought for the award to supply KN95 face masks at the procurement office which issued her with a commitment letter four days later.

Source: The Star February 18, 2021 02:03 UTC