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Jubilee Party Vice Chairman, David Murathe when he appeared for the Public Investment Committee (PIC) in Parliament, Nairobi over his link to Kilig limited, the company that bagged Sh4billion KEMSA deal, on Thursday, April 29, 2021 [David Njaaga, Standard]
A parliamentary committee investigating the Sh7.8 billion Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) procurement scandal heard how the ownership of Kilig Limited, the company in question, changed hands, revealing links to top government officials.
The outspoken Murathe found himself on the receiving end when tasked to explain his involvement with the company. He testified that he had been roped in after Kilig Limited failed to secure financing for some 50,000 PPE that were to be delivered by Chinese firm Entec Technology Limited.
Murathe Admits Role in KEMSA s Multibillion Tender
Jubilee Vice Chairman David Murathe in an interview with K24 in 2019
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Jubilee Vice-Chairman David, Murathe admitted that he played a role in helping a firm secure Ksh4 billion tender in the multi-billion Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) scandal.
Murathe - in a sworn affidavit written to the MPs investigating the case - said that he was a signatory to Kilig Limited s bank accounts. Kilig, which was alleged to have been formed two months prior to the tender process, sub-contracted another firm called Entec Technology Limited to supply Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs). Kilig Ltd and Entec only requested me to be a signatory to Kilig Limited bank accounts to guarantee that Entec as the supplier of PPE kits would be paid upon KEMSA affecting the anticipated payment on completion of the procurement process and I obliged.
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