The National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee on Education and Governance, on July 22, called for investigations into the Kenya School of Law (KSL) over persistent procurement irregularities.
The committee, chaired by Bumula MP Wanami Wamboka, visited the institution on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, to inspect progress on the construction of an ultra-modern library and moot courts.
The project, which began in June 2013, at a cost of Ksh488 million, was supposed to be completed by September 2016. However, lawmakers found the facility 97% complete, with visible flaws in finishing.
According to the Auditor General’s report, by June 2022, the contractor had already been paid over Ksh322 million despite the delays and substandard work.
“The construction period was three years, and the Project was expected to be completed by September 2016. By 30 June 2022, a total of Kshs. 322,940,902 had been paid to the contractor,” read a report by the Office of the Auditor General.
KSL Finance Officer Grilled Over Audit Queries
During a session with the KSL management team, the MPs questioned CEO Dr. Henry Kibet Mutai and the institution’s accountant, who gave conflicting responses regarding the audit queries.
Chairperson Wamboka described the finance officer as “incompetent, negligent, and unfit to serve” in such a position.
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“We find the Finance Officer incompetent, negligent, and unfit to serve in an institution like KSL”, said chairperson Wamboka.
The committee also raised alarm over the failure to implement an Integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system meant to automate KSL’s core business processes.
ERP Failure, Accountability Measures Trigger Fine
Francis Sigei criticised the management’s failure to involve key departments in the audit and verification of the ERP system, citing negligence.
The school had signed a Ksh14.9 million contracts with ABNO Software International Limited in June 2018 for the ERP, which remains unimplemented.
Alfah Miruka accused the CEO of being an accomplice due to his inability to address the audit concerns.
As a result, the committee fined Dr. Mutai Ksh500,000, payable personally to the Clerk of the National Assembly within a week.
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Wamboka invoked Standing Order 191 (a) to impose the penalty, stating that the committee could no longer accept the CEO’s evasive responses.
“You’re hereby ordered to pay a fine of Ksh500,000 payable to the Clerk, from personal coffers, and not the institution’s money. Bring the Banker’s Cheque to our next meeting in a week,” ordered Wamboka.
The lawmakers recommended that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) investigate the matter.
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