Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has been put on the spot over Sh30 million scandal.
This is after it emerged that the health care provider had spent the said amount to enter contracts with different companies for supplies but they never fulfilled their promises.
KNH paid the three companies in the saga only for them to fail to deliver. The facility has now been put to task to recover the Sh13, 727,655 from Glotex Medical Kenya Ltd.
The firm was paid to supply accessories, equipment and nuclear medicine in 2003 but it didn’t live up to the promise. KNH has been following up the matter for the last 16 years. Sources indicate that the health facility will not recover the money after the process took longer.
The audit report for financial year 2017/2018 shows that the firm is not a registered one as shown by the National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee.
The government cannot seek legal redress over the loss of millions after it emerged that the firm is not registered. KNH asked the National Bank of Kenya to provide it with details of the bank signatories but the bid did not yield fruits.
The hospital is also pursuing High Voltage Communication for failing to supply equipment and other items.
KNH was paid Sh15, 792,611 but never delivered the items. The hospital also lost Sh2, 213,309 to Microtec Office Supplies.
The firm had pledged to deliver microfilm inactive equipment and inactive medical records in the form of microfilm.