The Senate Energy Committee has summoned Petroleum Cabinet Secretary John Munyes over irregular contract for an insurance cover worth over Ksh.300 million at the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC).
The committee is probing how an insurance company was awarded a job it never applied for, with the probe extending into forgery and alleged intention to sanitize a process of selecting the contested insurance firm.
CS Munyes is set to appear before the Senate Committee on Wednesday to answer on the controversial procurement of insurance covers and challenges facing insurance of all risk industrial and terrorism and sabotage cover components of KPC projects.
In a controversy that implicates AMACO Insurance Company who never applied for the job but were still illegally awarded the job to cover the two components.
Documents seen indicate the evaluation committee for provision of insurance brokerage services had four members including former company secretary Gloria Khafafa who chaired the committee and three other members.
The committee shortlisted the firms to provide various insurances services at KPC. In its recommendation in a memo dated August 22, 2016, the committee tasked the then Managing Director Joe Sang to consider and award as per the recommendations of the evaluation committee.Also Read: