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Coast governors arrive at Taita Taveta Governor Granton Samboja s residence at Mwakishimba village in Taita sub-county for a consultative meeting two weeks ago. [File, Standard]
In what is shaping up to be an impending fall-out, five Coast governors yesterday failed to honour their promise to hold joint rallies to unite the region behind a common agenda ahead of the 2022 polls.
Yesterday, Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi told the Sunday Standard that he will unveil a Coast party by next month following intense pressure from locals and their leaders.
Mr Kingi held a consultative meeting with Members of County Assembly (MCAs) from the region yesterday.
MPs to approve new members of powerful committee
Tuesday February 09 2021
By EDWIN MUTAI
Summary
The National Assembly will Tuesday afternoon approve the appointment of seven MPs to the powerful 12-member House Business Committee (HBC).
The HBC is the top decision making organ of the National Assembly. It sets the day to day agenda of business to be transacted by the House.
The seven MPs who sat in the committee chaired by Speaker Justin Muturi during the 4th Session have been reappointed to serve for a further one year.
The National Assembly will Tuesday afternoon approve the appointment of seven MPs to the powerful 12-member House Business Committee (HBC).
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Public Investment Committee (PIC) chairman Abdulswamad Nasir Shariff (right) with Likoni MP Mishi Mboko during the committee’s sitting at Parliament Nairobi yesterday. [David Njaaga, Standard]
MPs investigating the purchase of the Sh.7.8 billion Covid-19-related materials by Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) are reading mischief in claims of errors in an audit on some of the payments.
An Auditor General’s special report had indicated that Shop N Buy Company received Sh970 million while Nanopay was paid Sh340 million.
But the Auditor General’s office now claims an error in its report saying Nanopay only received Sh34 million. It did not immediately provide details of the errors in payments to Shop N Buy.
Auditor-General feels the heat over Kemsa scandal report error
Wednesday January 27 2021
By EDWIN MUTAI
Summary
The National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee (PIC) raised the red-flag after Nancy Gathungu’s office wrote to Parliament correcting errors in the amount of cash paid to Nanopay Ltd and Shop ‘N’ Buy Ltd.
PIC chairman Abdulswamad Nassir drew the attention of the committee to an addendum reducing payments to Nanopay Ltd from initial amount of 340,975,000 to Sh34.9 million on account of “tying error.”
The Auditor-General’s office is on the spot over errors in the special audit on the procurement of Sh7.8 billion Covid-19 related items by Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa).
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Public Investment Committee (PIC) chairman Abdulswamad Nasir Shariff (right) with Likoni MP Mishi Mboko during the committee’s sitting at Parliament Nairobi yesterday. [David Njaaga, Standard]
MPs investigating the purchase of the Sh.7.8 billion Covid-19-related materials by Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) are reading mischief in claims of errors in an audit on some of the payments.
An Auditor General’s special report had indicated that Shop N Buy Company received Sh970 million while Nanopay was paid Sh340 million.
But the Auditor General’s office now claims an error in its report saying Nanopay only received Sh34 million. It did not immediately provide details of the errors in payments to Shop N Buy.