This archive report was first published on 9 June 2020.
Published on June 9, 2020, the Parliamentary Budget Office noted that the National Treasury had set aside Sh8.19 billion for 64 projects in the 2020/21 financial year, despite these projects being finalised.
Most of the projects listed as having been completed but set to receive funding for the next financial year are roads, with some having been completed as far back as 2015 and one finalised in 2012, according to the Parliamentary Budget Office.
Infrastructure PS Paul Maringa explained that payments for projects do not always tally with the pace of the project due to limited financial resources, and that physical completion of a project does not necessarily mean that the financial obligations have been fully met.
However, the National Assembly's Committee on Budget and Appropriations noted that the Government should have a clear manner to report pending financial obligations and differentiate it from funds used for project sustainability, particularly for roads and other major infrastructure projects.
“In project management, 100 per cent completion means both financial and physical completion. As such, the information system by the Project Information Management System (PIMS) of the National Treasury is potentially misleading,” said the committee in a report last week.
