MPs uncovers billions in financial and administrative lapses at KNH, KEMRI, and PPB

The committee, chaired by Navakholo MP Emmanuel Wangwe, was reviewing Auditor-General’s reports for the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 financial years when it unearthed what members described as systemic weaknesses in financial controls and asset management. - Kenya breaking news | Ke..

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An inquiry by a Kenyan parliamentary committee has uncovered extensive financial and administrative irregularities at three major public health institutions: Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), and the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB). These lapses, detailed in Auditor-General’s reports for 2022/2023 and 2023/2024, suggest potential losses running into billions of shillings.

At KEMRI, a title deed for a 2.4-hectare parcel of land in Nairobi, valued at over Sh4 billion, has gone missing.
The inquiry was conducted by the National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee on Social Services, Administration and Agriculture (PIC-SSAA), chaired by Navakholo MP Emmanuel Wangwe.
KNH lost Sh36 million in rental income from staff housing units and recorded a 21 percent revenue shortfall, while the PPB faces concerns over regulatory lapses and a lack of a valid title deed for its headquarters land.

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