A parliamentary committee probing the
Rio 2016 Olympics scandal wants a forensic
audit on the Sh29 million allocated
to Team Kenya directly by the Treasury
for the event.
The Committee on Labour and Social
Welfare has asked Auditor General
Edward Ouko to conduct the audit
and report to the House within three
months.
It says some individuals within the
National Olympic Committee of Kenya
were involved in the transfer of the money
by the Sports ministry, which violates
procedure.
According to procedure, the
entire board is required to be notified to
sanction and validate the transfers.
Of the Sh29 million, Sh25 million was
meant for accommodation, while Sh4
million was for medicine.
“Some members of NOC-K expressed
concern why the ministry did
not handle the money directly, yet the
ministry’s Finance officer travelled to Rio
with Team Kenya,” the report says.
The MPs questioned why the money
sent to NOC-K from the Treasury is audited
by private firms and not the state
