Already, three company officials have been sent on leave to pave the way for investigations on alleged tender irregularities at the company. “The KPC board of directors was at all times fully appraised of all the projects and indeed gave all the necessary approvals. Other than the initial 40 per cent of the contract sum of $2,563,796 paid via a letter of credit dated March 3, 2015, no further sum has been paid by KPC,” Mr Sang told journalists. Auditor-General Edward Ouko, in his 2017 report, flagged the tender process, which also involved a two-year contract for the supply of operational spare parts. “Although the spare parts were delivered to the company in July 2015, they were not formerly inspected and received for use.

Source: Daily Nation June 06, 2018 05:00 UTC