Kenya Dairy Board MD Faces Public Investments Committee On Social Services, Administration And Agriculture Over Audit Queries
Kenya Dairy Board Managing Director Margaret Kibony when she appeared yesterday
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Worth Noting:
- Narrowing down to the Audit queries, Committee Member, Bishop Jackson Kosgey (Nominated MP) questioned why the internal auditor Erastus Mutiso seemed to be misleading the board on the issue of classification of expenditure on repairs and maintenance as cited in the auditor’s report.
- In the report, there was a reflection of Kshs. 6,851,752 while the analysis of schedules and ledger provided reflected that the balance constitutes expenses totaling to Kshs. 774,691 which are not related to the said repairs and maintenance.
- In his defense, Mr. Mutiso noted that this was an oversight which has since been rectified.
Kenya Dairy Board Managing Director, Margaret Kibogy has assured the country that there is enough milk in the country despite the prolonged drought that has affected farmers.
Mrs. Kibogy revealed this while appearing before the Public Investments Committee on Social Services, Administration and Agriculture led by Hon. Emanuel Wangwe (Navakholo) to respond to audit queries emanating from the Auditor General’s Report for the Financial Year 2019/2020.
“Despite having drought, production of milk is steadily picking after the rains started. Though production has dropped to 25% production,we’re supplementing production with that of our neighbours from the East African Community. The rains are also increasing and we are hopeful of getting more milk”, said Mrs. Kibogy.
Reacting to Fatuma Jehow’s question on the availability and preservation of Camel Milk in the country, Mrs. Kibogy stated that there are regulations being put in place to have the milk pasturised ready for the market. She went ahead to inform the Committee that an invester has already been identified to process Camel milk for exportation to the People’s Republic of China.
Narrowing down to the Audit queries, Committee Member, Bishop Jackson Kosgey (Nominated MP) questioned why the internal auditor Erastus Mutiso seemed to be misleading the board on the issue of classification of expenditure on repairs and maintenance as cited in the auditor’s report. In the report, there was a reflection of Kshs. 6,851,752 while the analysis of schedules and ledger provided reflected that the balance constitutes expenses totaling to Kshs. 774,691 which are not related to the said repairs and maintenance. In his defense, Mr. Mutiso noted that this was an oversight which has since been rectified.
The other question related to the the issue of Property, plant and equipment balance totalling to Ksh. Kshs. 245,647,874. The balance included an amount of Ksh. 1,500,000 being value of land situated in Narok Town allocated to the board in the year 2000, but which during the year under review, didn’t have its title deed provided.
On his part, Peter Masara (Suna West) questioned why 13 years down the line, the board had not aquired a title deed for the land. On this matter, Emanuel Wangwe directed the board of management to furnish the Committee with copies of the titles which the MD had indicated they have just aquired.
The MD had attributed the delay to the laxity by the County Government of Narok to sub-divide land in the county and the delayed issuance of allotment letters.
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