By DAVID MWEREMore by this AuthorA parliamentary committee has directed that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission investigates individuals at the prisons department over the procurement of Sh43.27 million bulletproof jackets. Procurement records presented to the auditors show that the department procured 300 bulletproof jackets and a similar number of bulletproof vests at Sh22.3 million and Sh21 million respectively. Related Stories Prisons bought faulty bullet proof kits, report showsAdvertisement“In the circumstances, the State Department has not obtained the value for money in respect of the expenditure as required by the Public Finance Management Act, 2012,” the committee says. “The purchases were for use on a pilot basis and training and not for combat purpose in Prisons Staff Training College and a few selected Maximum-Security Prisons. This is also to bring to your attention that the local purchase order raised only requested for bulletproof jackets as stated in the specifications,” Ms Hussein says.

Source: Daily Nation November 29, 2019 13:41 UTC