This archive report was first published on 4 July 2019.
July 4, 2019 - The Ministry of Health is facing another corruption scandal after Auditor General Edward Ouko's report revealed a Ksh.10.9 billion financial discrepancy at Afya House.
According to the report, critical payment vouchers and supporting documents were not availed for audit, raising concerns over expenditure at the ministry.
Despite Afya House's claim of zero tolerance on corruption, the report paints a different picture of the ministry's financial health.
The Auditor General found that cash deposits of Ksh.10.9 billion held in the ministries of medical services and public health were not transferred to a new deposit account as directed by the National Treasury.
Furthermore, a statement on the ministry's assets and liabilities as at June 30, 2018, reflected a bank balance of Ksh.52 million, while the closing figure of the development cashbook revealed that Ksh.1.2 million could not be accounted for.
On compensation of employees in the 2017/2018 financial year, a statement of receipts indicated that Ksh.6.7 billion was spent, but an expenditure amounting to Ksh.4.3 billion could not be verified since payment vouchers and other related supporting documents were not availed for audit review.
The ministry also failed to provide supporting documents to confirm an expenditure of Ksh.46 million and vouchers and other relevant documents supporting the expenditure of Ksh.83 million were not availed for audit review.
Foreign envoys have backed the ongoing purge on mega corruption, with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Eliud Wabukala and CEO Twalib Mbarak meeting diplomats from USA, Canada, France, Finland, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, and Australia.
