[Elvis Ogina, Standard]An audit report has revealed how contracts cancelled by the Ministry of Health more than 25 years ago left the government with Sh40.7 billion in pending bills. On October 9, 2015, the court awarded the supplier Sh1.9 billion for the pending amount and lost profits. However, upon negotiations out of court, the award was revised to Sh15 billion, resulting in an escalation of Sh13 billion. Due to failure to make payments as per the agreement, accrued claims stood at Sh17.8 billion by June 30, 2020. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]However, due to delays, this was reviewed from June 30, 2020, to December 31, 2020.

Source: Standard Digital July 06, 2021 09:22 UTC