Avail Financial Documents To Auditors On Time; PAC Tells State Departments
John Mbadi
By PSCU
The Public Accounts Committee has directed State Departments to cooperate with the Office of the Auditor General by availing required financial documents to them on time.
Chairperson John Mbadi said the committee is concerned by an increase in cases where the State Departments delay to submit documents required by auditors.
“Submission of required documents to the auditors by State Departments will minimise the number of audit queries tabled before the Committee,” said Mbadi.
The Chairperson made the remarks when the Committee met with Principal Secretary State Department for Wildlife Silvia Museiya, who could not account for Sh10 million disbursed to the Kenya Wildlife Services for purchase of tree seedlings.
The committee was told that the department failed to submit reports to auditors justifying how the funds were spent during the period under audit.
In her response Ms Museiya confirmed to the Committee that the documents were later submitted to the Office of the Auditor General, in which they gave a detailed account for the money.
The PS was taken to task to explain why the department paid Sh40 million in advance to a supplier who won a tender to supply vehicles and other transport equipment contrary to the law.
The PS in her submission explained that the vehicles were purchased by the UNDP and delivered to the Department and so they did not have control over payment.
The Department could also not account for Sh8 million for domestic travel and subsistence and training programme among others.
The Committee was told that the Department could also not confirm Sh56 million grants from their main donor, the UNDP.
The PS confirmed to the Committee that no money was lost in purchase of goods and services and donor grants as the programmes were being undertaken by UNDP which availed documents to that effect.
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