National Police Service commission is on spot for inflating a contract by Sh50 million for refurbishment of buildings during the 2014/15 financial year. "Although the commission purports that the contract sum has been revised to Sh139 million, the justification of paying the same contractors using local service order No. In a report for year ended June 2015, auditor general Edward Ouko disclosed that although the commission awarded the tender at Sh189.9 million, the Parliamentary Committee on Administration in consultation with the commission met on June 3, 2013 and revised the contract sum to Sh139.9 million. In the circumstance, there are indications of poor project planning and weaknesses in project implementation," reads the report. The report also states that during a site meeting held on January 27, 2014, the project manager advised the commission to seek authority from the tender committee to vary the contract sum from Sh189.9 million to Sh139.9 million.

Source: The Star June 13, 2016 18:10 UTC