S69M COVID RIP-OFF – KENYAN MPS DEMAND COVID MILLIONAIRES REPORT TO BE TABLED IN PARLIAMENTNAIROBI – A report on the US$68, 874, 000 billion scandal at Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) is among those that have been prioritised by MPs when sittings resume on January 25.Investigative agencies cannot act on the recommendations of parliamentary reports unless they have been adopted by the House.Sources in the National Assembly leadership confided to the Nation that the committees are determined to get the report listed on the order paper and discussed by the House.The move, the sources said, is aimed at protecting the image of the National Assembly so that lawmakers are not seen as a hurdle to having perpetrators prosecuted.Billed as one of the biggest scandals in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s 10-year reign, the US$68, 874, 000 theft involved officials who took advantage of the pandemic to buy personal protective equipment (PPE) at exorbitant prices.It has been 18 […]
S69M COVID RIP-OFF – KENYAN MPS DEMAND COVID MILLIONAIRES REPORT TO BE TABLED IN PARLIAMENT
