However, the Agency paid a total of Ksh. 979, 200 for securing a domain instead of Ksh. 197,200 provided for in the contract, resulting in unexplained excess payment of Ksh. 782,000. The reason why the firm was paid more than Ksh. 782,000 remains a mystery and all eyes are now on Rugut and the board’s chairman Makdwallo to clear the air
The Chief Executive Officer at the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya Japhter Rugut and the board’s chairman Daniel Makdwallo are under pressure to explain financial irregularities executed under their watch. According to a report by the Auditor General for the financial year 2020/2021, the agency spent Ksh.3, 980,436 on repairs and maintenance.
Investigations revealed that the Agency, on the 26th of March, 2018, contracted a firm for the provision of website re-designing and securing of domain web hosting at a contract price of Ksh. 1,879,200. The contract provided for payment of Ksh. 1,682,000 and Ksh. 197,200 for web re-design and securing domain for web hosting respectively.
However, the Agency paid a total of Ksh. 979, 200 for securing a domain instead of Ksh. 197,200 provided for in the contract, resulting in unexplained excess payment of Ksh. 782,000. The reason why the firm was paid more than Ksh. 782,000 remains a mystery and all eyes are now on Rugut and the board’s chairman Makdwallo to clear the air.
Further, the agency’s standing imprest is Ksh.300, 000 for daily operations however the set limit was not adhered to as the cashier withdrew huge amounts of money to make payments. The withdrawals were done frequently and the report reveals that Ksh.7m was withdrawn and spent in cash.
To that effect, the management was in breach of regulation 91 of the public finance management of 2015 on the management of standing imprest. The top management is also under pressure to explain the circumstances under which the cashier withdrew cash above the agency’s limit per mo
