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The Ministry of Education says recruitment in Kenya’s public TVET institutions follows constitutional requirements on diversity and equal opportunity. Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba told a Senate committee that all 47 counties are represented in the TVET workforce and outlined trainer hiring processes, audits and planned human resource instr
The Public Accounts Committee scrutinised State Department for Water and Sanitation principal secretary Julius Korir after the Auditor-General questioned cost and price adjustments linked to the Mwache Multi-Purpose Dam project. Korir’s team said the adjustments were legitimate contractual obligations under the contract’s price adjustment clause, i
State Department for Water and Sanitation Principal Secretary Julius Korir appeared before the National Assembly Public Accounts Committee over delayed borehole projects flagged as incomplete after contractual deadlines in the Auditor-General’s 2023/24 report. Korir cited contractor underperformance, extension approvals, and budget constraints.
The audit questioned why four active Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) had accumulated recoverable exploration costs amounting to USD2.35 billion, equivalent to Sh304.37 billion, without evidence that mandatory cost recovery audits had been undertaken. The Auditor-General warned that failure to carry out the audits could expose the Government to recovery of ineligible petroleum exploration expenses.
The Auditor-General also noted that KeNHA ended June 2025 with current assets valued at Sh41.01 billion compared to current liabilities of Sh82.51 billion, leaving the authority with a negative working capital position of Sh41.49 billion. The report warns that such a position raises concerns about the agency's ability to meet its financial obligations when they fall due.
According to the National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education, the first hearings will involve Category C1 schools, formerly national schools, because they receive government capitation, collect fees from thousands of learners and oversee infrastructure projects worth millions of shillings.
Counties Put on Spot Over Sh24bn in Cancelled Ifmis Transactions
The audit questioned the Commission's compliance with the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2023, which requires public institutions to ensure that at least five per cent of their workforce comprises persons with disabilities.
According to Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu, auditors established that 506 facilities were operating without valid licences inside protected forests. They include 303 schools, 102 churches, 34 dispensaries and health centres, 24 government agencies and 39 telecommunication masts.
The National Assembly's Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education (PIC-G&E) said reports by the Auditor-General are critical oversight tools designed to promote accountability in the use of public resources and should be taken seriously by all public institutions.
Meru Governor Isaac Mutuma appeared before a Senate County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee to respond to Auditor-General audit queries, including an apparent revenue-record discrepancy, omitted liabilities and governance concerns at the Meru County Revenue Board.
The audit report shows KMC's net loss for the financial year ending June 2025 rose to Sh410 million from Sh168 million the previous year, wiping out the gains made after the commission briefly returned to profit in 2022.