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The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) raised concerns that learner enrolment figures in the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS) may not have been verified before education capitation was disbursed, citing issues in the Auditor-General’s 2023/2024 report. The Ministry says it will replace NEMIS with KEMIS and says capitation is ba
Despite the setbacks, the department said the Nanyuki Land Registry has been completed and handed over, while construction at the Maralal and Naivasha registries has resumed after fresh procurement processes.
The Public Accounts Committee grilled the State Department for Energy after an Auditor-General audit flagged gaps in compliance with Kenya’s Data Protection Act, 2019, including failure to appoint a Data Protection Officer and register as required. The committee also raised concerns over officials using personal email accounts for official business
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
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 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.
The Senate Public Accounts Committee made the decision after Kajiado Governor Joseph ole Lenku said KWS had not surrendered the management of the park as directed by President William Ruto.
According to the committee's briefing, only 10 of the 24 audit issues raised by the Auditor-General have been fully addressed. Eleven remain unresolved, while three have only been partly dealt with, showing that several concerns raised in previous audits continue to resurface.
Speaking on Radio Generation on Monday, the senator said oversight committees in the Senate had consistently flagged corruption cases involving county governments, but investigations and prosecutions had either stalled or failed to materialise.
Turkana Central MP Joseph Emathe called on the commission to provide a complete breakdown of the lawyers and law firms owed the money, together with details of the cases they handled.
The Elections Act and the Electoral Code of Conduct bar candidates and political parties from engaging in, supporting or promoting violence. Where violations occur, the commission can issue warnings, impose fines, limit campaign activities and, in severe cases, recommend the removal of candidates from the ballot after due process.
The audit covers 13 financial years, from 2010/11 to 2022/23. It shows that the wayleave compensation programme was set at Sh17.02 billion, with Sh4.03 billion still outstanding.