An audit committee has recommended that IEBC chief executive Ezra Chiloba explain why a three-year contract with a mobile phone service provider did not follow the laid down procedure.
The commission’s Directorate of Internal Audit says the contract with Airtel Kenya for the supply and delivery of, among others, 1, 553 Thuraya IP+ satellite modems, was not done in line with the Public Procurement and Disposal Act 2015 guidelines.
The guidelines require proof of delivery of goods and services before payment.
In its acceptance letter, dated July 17, 2017, just weeks to the August 8 General Election, Airtel Ltd indicated that it could deliver 1,000 units in time for the election.
The remaining 553 units would be delivered sometime in August, and would…
