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    "content": "(4) Sundales International Limited which was awarded a tender of Kshs41 million. (5) Estama Limited which was awarded a tender of Kshs800 million. Regarding the fourth question, we had questioned the Ministry of Health to provide details of directors, financial statements and tax returns of the companies that were awarded the tenders. However, the Ministry stated that the only information they have are the tender documents, which usually include the PIN number, tax compliance certificate printed online and valid at the time of the tender. They had no other information. I have, therefore, instructed my secretariat to get the rest of information from the Registrar of Companies, especially the ownership of the said companies. Regarding the fifth question, the Ministry of Health has informed us that payments of Kshs550,311,436.25 were made after settling all free maternity programme reimbursement claims amounting to a total of Kshs3,862,195,000 from the counties in the Financial Year 2015/2016. The items that expenditure was incurred on are supporting components on the free maternity programme. We have asked for the supporting components from the Ministry on the free maternity programme, but we are yet to get them. Regarding the sixth question, the Ministry has informed us that they did not deny the auditor full access to the financial documents; they were busy preparing the books of accounts to be submitted to the Auditor-General, as it is required by the Public Audit Act. The internal auditor was asked to get the developments any other time. However, my Committee met the auditor and asked him the same question. He indicated that he had some difficulties in getting the payment vouchers from the procurement and accounting departments. He, however, indicated that he would show some of the payment vouchers to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and will provide the same when the report is complete."
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