Foodstuff donated by President Uhuru Kenyatta last week to the Muslim community cannot be accounted for.
Last week, President Uhuru became the first sitting head of state to visit mosque when he shared moments with Muslim faithful at Jamia Mosque.
It has since emerged that almost half of the donations by the President to the Muslims for Ramadhan cannot be accounted for, raising suspicions of foul play.
“Earlier, President Kenyatta flagged off foodstuff destined for various mosques. The food consisting of 480 bags of rice, 340 bags of beans, 190 cartons of cooking oil as well as a truckload of cattle will be delivered to 13 mosques within Nairobi and distributed to the needy,” State House stated on May 30 when donations were made.
According to delivery receipts signed by a director at the Directorate of Special Programmes, the donations were delivered in two vehicles that ferried 200 bags of rice, 200 bags of beans and 50 cartons of cooking oil.
The first truck, registration number GKB 012B, delivered 100 bags of 50kg rice, 100 bags of 50kg beans and 50 cartons of 24 containers of cooking oil, which were released by a depot manager at the National Cereals and Produce Board.
The second vehicle, registration number GKB 805G, delivered 100 bags of 50kg rice and 100 bags of 50kg beans.
“We were surprised to receive just less than half of what the President announced in public,” a Muslim cleric who was in State House disclosed.
State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena said she expected all the foodstuffs to be delivered. She observed that investigations will be conducted to ascertain what may have gone wrong.
“We expect that once the President officially flags off goods, they must be delivered in totality. Now that you have brought it to our attention, we are going to conduct an inquiry to establish the truth,” said the State House spokesperson.