MPs probe Kenya School of Government over audit queries
The Public Investments Committee on Social Services, Administration, and Agriculture has summoned top officials from the Kenya School of Government (KSG) to account for financial irregularities flagged by the Auditor General.
The session, chaired by Navakholo MP Emmanuel Wangwe on Thursday, July 31, 2025, focused on issues relating to debt management, staff imprests, and questionable infrastructure decisions.
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KSG CEO Maklar Mohamed appeared before the committee to respond to the audit queries.
One of the major concerns raised was the institution’s record of trade debtors.
Ferdinand Wanyonyi (Kwanza) questioned why no provisions had been made for doubtful debts, noting that this posed a risk to financial stability.
Prof. Mohamed explained that many clients attend courses at the institution with commitment letters, promising to settle payments within the financial year.
Capital work in progress
Attention was also drawn to capital work in progress, particularly the demolition of the Mombasa Customer Care building.
Wangwe demanded clarification on the total value lost and justification for the decision. Prof. Mohamed responded that the Ksh809,000 structure had been brought down to pave the way for a car park within the campus.
Another red flag was the ballooning amount under staff debtors in the imprest account.
Wangwe questioned why the institution had allowed staff advances to accumulate without timely reconciliation.
Official staff travel
In her defence, Prof. Mohamed stated that the funds were related to official staff travel and that by the close of the financial year on June 30, some staff had not yet surrendered their balances.
She assured the committee that these amounts were now recorded in the staff imprest ledger.
Emphasising the importance of fiscal discipline, Wanyonyi urged the institution to provide complete and accurate documentation for all audit queries.
“Anything raised by the auditors—provide the documents. Prof, we have to live by that,” he stressed.
The committee directed KSG to furnish all necessary documents to ensure accountability and transparency in the use of public resources.
The members reiterated their commitment to enforcing strict oversight over state-funded institutions to prevent misuse of funds and promote effective service delivery.
