In an unprecedented turn of events, the Auditor-General Edward Ouko wants Sports Ministry to recover Sh2.5 million it paid for two MPs to watch FIFA World Cup in Russia last year.
Ouko has said the money was irregularly wired to the lawmakers since their expenses were supposed to be catered for by the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC).
The funds were used to cater for their expenses during the last two weeks of the matches.
“An amount of Sh2,461,872 on June 29, 2018 transferred by State Department to the National Sports Fund for the purpose of catering for MPs during the FIFA World Cup Games held in Russia in July 2018.
The latest report for the year ended June 30, 2018 states that the payments were based on requests from the Clerk of the National Assembly, Michael Sialai.
“The Members of National Assembly serve under Parliamentary Service Commission and their expenses should be paid from there.
In the circumstances, the State Department should pursue refund of Sh2,461,872 irregularly requested and paid to the two Members of Parliament from the Clerk of the National Assembly,” the audit report directs.
The trip by a 20-member delegation was greeted by public uproar, with Kenyans protesting that there was no value for money in flying the MPs to watch the games in Russia.