Details have emerged of Sh92 million procurement irregularities in Kirinyaga county that could worsen the woes of impeached Governor Anne Waiguru before the Senate. A report by the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has lifted the lid on the multi-million tendering mess, part of which MCAs relied on to send Waiguru packing. The questionable contracts include a Sh19 million tender for the upgrading of Kagumo Market; Sh14.5 million to procure a top-of-the-range Toyota Land Cruiser Prado as the governor’s official vehicle and Sh8 million contracts for the supply of pharmaceuticals. Even before Kirinyaga MCAs moved to unanimously impeach Waiguru on June 9, PPRA had threatened to refer the county to anti-graft authorities. In the PPRA report, a copy of which the Star has obtained, the Authority said in some tenders, the county settled on the highest bidder without giving satisfactory explanations.

Source: The Star June 17, 2020 02:15 UTC