This archive report was first published on 6 August 2020.
Published on August 6, 2020, a parliamentary panel has recommended a special audit to investigate the alleged diversion, misapplication, or misappropriation of hundreds of millions of shillings meant to fight Covid-19.
The Senate ad hoc committee on the pandemic made the request following reports that funds may have been squandered.
The committee, chaired by Nominated Senator Sylvia Kasanga Mueni, wants authorities to scrutinize procurement and purchases by the Health Ministry and agencies under its watch.
According to the committee, a lot has been said and written on how the money is being spent, but there is nothing to show for it.
The special scrutiny comes as the National Assembly Finance and Planning Committee prepares to summon top officials from the ministry over the expenditure of the coronavirus cash given by development partners from around the globe.
Chief executives of the referral hospitals that received the money would also face the lawmakers.
The committee wants to know if the funding from the national government was spent in accordance with approved work, procurement, and training plans.
The audit should also establish the reliability of the financial and non-financial reports from the government to determine prudent expenditure of the funds.
