Auditor General Edward Ouko has questioned how the Technical University of Mombasa spent Sh4.5 million to buy five TVs.
In his 2017-18 report, Ouko exposed what could be one of the stinking rot on how state-funded institutions misuse public money in questionable spendings.
This means the university spent close to a million shillings to procure the sets with each costing Sh 910,689.
Ouko’s report further revealed the Coast-based university did not get value for money since the supplier delivered 65 inch-size screen instead of the 70 inch-size television sets in the supply order. TUM, in what is also raising eyebrows, breached the procurement laws in the manner it procured the suspicious TVs
“The audit revealed procurement was done through requests for quotation contrary to the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005,” Ouko said in the report.
The report also revealed that the university could not account for up to Sh6,300,000 it claimed to have paid out as gratuities to staff.
The institution could not back the payments with supportive documents as required.
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