Nairobi, July 13 -- Parliament has ordered a forensic audit on the payment of Sh1.9 billion to contractors for the stalled Mitihani House whose construction started 34 years ago.
The Public Investment Committee (PIC) has given the Auditor-General six months to ascertain the costs incurred on interest as well as the variation of both scopes of works and contract amounts.
Mooted in 1986, the incomplete project has been implemented through eight contracts
The total cost of the projects stood at Sh1.9 billion as of June 30, 2016, compared to the initial budgeted cost of Sh248.9 million in 1986.
The inadequate budgetary allocation led to six contract extension periods, resulting in a variation of the contract sum to Sh1.085 billion as of 201...