The National Assembly Public Investment Committee on social services and administration has directed the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority to provide journal entry and documents on an unsupported payment of Sh 2.5 billion during the 2020/2021 COVID period.
While KEMSA insists the amount was never paid to suppliers, MPs questioned why the auditor general flagged the expenditure in the books citing lack of invoices.
The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) is once again under scrutiny after it failed to provide adequate documentation for a Sh2.5 billion expenditure recorded during the 2020/2021 COVID-19 period.
The National Assembly Public Investments Committee on Social Services and Administration has now directed KEMSA to furnish journal entries and supporting documents for the flagged transaction.
KEMSA appeared before the National Assembly public investment committee on social services and administration to respond to audit queries for the 2020-2021 financial year.
Among them was the trade and payables totalling 2.5 billion shillings during the COVID period but without the requisite invoices.
KEMSA however maintained that the 2.5billion shillings had not been paid due to lack of documents to support the payment, prompting MPs to demand journal entry to support their claim.
The lawmakers resolved to review procurement laws to enhance prudent use of resources during an emergency. The auditor general also established that during the COVID period, stocks worth 134million shillings expired in KEMSA’s warehouses.
