Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Vice-Chancellor Victoria Ngumi on Wednesday faced a tough time before the National Assembly over financial mismanagement at the institution, including the irregular awarding of entertainment allowances to some staff.
Among the questions Ngumi struggled to answer, alongside her team of finance officers from the university, were reports of awarding Ksh2 million to individual staff members for entertainment allowances.
Lawmakers heard that the payments were made between the University Council and the staff union without approval from the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).
The National Assembly Committee on Public Investments, Governance, and Education, led by Jack Wamboka, further flagged several cases of financial mismanagement.
