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The committee, chaired by Luanda MP Dick Maungu, is examining Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu’s reports for the financial years under review, with the school accounting officers expected to respond to various queries.
The warning came as Parliament continued its scrutiny of financial decisions made by schools, with principals being required to explain why they introduced extra payments without clearance from the Ministry of Education.
Nairobi School is expanding facilities for a growing student population as Parliament reviews the school’s 2024 financial management, projects and audit findings.
According to the audit report for the year ended June 2024, NEMIS recorded 2,099 students at the school in September 2023, compared with 2,062 in the institution’s physical records.
The Auditor-General questioned the payment, saying KESSHA is a welfare organisation for school principals and is not recognised within the Government funding system.
Members questioned the distribution of textbooks after finding cases where schools received hundreds more books than their requirements, despite shortages reported in schools located in marginalised parts of the country.
MPs on a parliamentary committee scrutinised Auditor-General reports on millions of shillings paid by national secondary schools to KSSHA, raising questions about the legal framework and public accountability for taxpayer-funded contributions. Principals told the committee the payments were intended to support students’ co-curricular activities.
At Kitutu Chache South, the committee examined a project that was awarded in April 2019 at Sh57.05 million and was expected to be completed within 52 weeks, by April 24, 2020
MPs have questioned the management of a Sh69.9 million construction project at Luanda Technical and Vocational College after reports that the works were incomplete two years past the original deadline, with a contractor halting progress and seeking additional payment.
A classroom complex at Sigalagala National Polytechnic has stalled after the contractor walked off the site and sought to terminate the contract. MPs heard claims and counterclaims on variations, rising construction costs, and who should cover additional expenses.
MPs on the National Assembly Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education deferred scrutiny of Maasai Mara University’s audit reports after a tense sitting. They questioned why the Vice-Chancellor appeared without key technical officers expected to address audit queries, and they ordered resolution of nine outstanding items before movin
MPs have questioned the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) over a Sh342.8m payment to a law firm following a long legal battle over legal fees, with lawmakers seeking details on external legal procurement and internal legal operations.