The Senate in session. The Senate’s Finance Committee, which is chaired
by Mandera Senator Billow Kerrow, has issued summonses to two CSs after
they snubbed invitations to appear before the team last week. FILE PHOTO
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A Senate committee has summoned Health Cabinet Secretary James
Macharia and his Treasury counterpart Henry Rotich over the Sh38 billion
medical equipment leasing scheme.
The Senate’s Finance
Committee, which is chaired by Mandera Senator Billow Kerrow, issued
the summonses after the two snubbed invitations to appear before the
team last week.
Mr Kerrow said although governors had
signed up for the scheme, the Senate intended to probe the costing of
the equipment and whether the deal was above board.
Members
had raised questions on whether there was adequate consultation in
arriving at the deal, as some counties were reportedly receiving
equipment similar to what they already possess.
Each
county is expected to start paying Sh95.7 million annually starting this
financial year for the next seven years to finance the Sh38 billion
deal.
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