A Senate committee wants EACC to investigate how the Health ministry contracted a consortium that guided it to take an expensive route in acquiring medical kits. Audit firm PKF Kenya and Spa Infosuv East Africa Limited were ‘handpicked’ by the ministry to provide financial services advice prior to the roll-out of the multi-billion shilling project. The value for money assessment assignment was supposed to last as long as 45 days and was to include visiting the counties. Further, the report said independent investigations by counties had similarly revealed evidence to suggest the value of equipment supplied to counties under the project was grossly exaggerated. For instance, Kitui county conducted an Internal Inventory and Market Survey on the MES equipment supplied to the county.

Source: The Star September 15, 2020 02:03 UTC