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| The PAC Thursday put to task key government departments over the progress of the Angloleasing scandal |
The Attorney General's Office and Treasury were put on the spot Thursday over the arbitrary payment of 147 million shillings in legal fees to 3 law firms in the UK and Switzerland for the dubious Angloleasing contract.
The scandal is alleged to have started when the Kenyan government wanted to replace its passport printing system, in the year 2002, that saw billions of taxpayers' money lost.
The Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) grilling the duo took issue with the fact that there was no evidence to support receipt of money by the said law firms.
They now want the AG to produce documentation confirming the money was indeed received by the alleged companies.
The Solicitor General representing the AG, head of public service and Treasury officials led by the Permanent Secretary faced the PAC.
The team was to explain among other issues the procurement procedure used during the huge arbitrary payments made in form of legal fees to 3 law firms based in the UK and Switzerland during the controversial Angloleasing contract transactions.
They were taken to task as to why years later, they are yet to obtain acknowledgment from the said companies that they had indeed received the monies deposited to their accounts.
Questions over the said monies amounting to 147million shillings, saw the subjects insist that they have since sent an email to the companies and hope to receive confirmation of receipt in a week's time.
They were before the committee to explain why to date Treasury and the AG's office are yet to consider developing rules and procedures of procurement of legal services abroad, to safeguard the process from possible abuse.
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