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    "content": "the relevant appointing authority for the respective board members should ensure that all the existing vacancies for the respective State corporations be promptly filled and, in the future, the tenure of the board members be staggered to avoid a situation where the term of all board members expires at the same time. We know that some board members are appointed by the Executive through the various line ministries and others by the President. We cannot point at one but, instead, we make it as open as that. We also recommended that the Committee reprimand the then Cabinet Secretary for Health for failing to fill the vacancies that existed in the Board of the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologies for four years, between 2018 and 2022. That is a vast period and yet, the authority is on the Minister to fill the board. Why did he not do it? We also noted another generality or observation on irregular procurement processes and management of contracts. There were concerns that some State corporations undertook irregular procurement processes contrary to the provisions of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act of 2015, and their tenure regulations, legal notices and Government circulars, leading to the inflated costs of projects. Additionally, some contracts were managed poorly, leading to delays in completion, regularly causing variations and thus, causing unnecessary escalation of costs. There were cost variations that were enormous. Usually, there is variation allowable of 25 per cent but in two or three organisations, as you will see in the detailed Report that came up, and which had some of them go beyond the 25 per cent. That, in itself, is an irregularity. We would, therefore, make the following recommendations: That the accounting officers of State corporations should, at all times, adhere to their budget’s proper procurement planning, project management and undertake credible feasibility studies to prevent irregular variations during contract implementation. Should any breach be observed, the penalties prescribed in the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015 and the Public Finance Management Act, 2012 should be evoked by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on persons found culpable, and be mentioned. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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