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National Assembly's Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education Dick Maungu during a previous session. [Benard Lusigi, Standard]
The National Assembly's Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education has ordered fresh investigations into the construction of a 1,000-bed students' hostel at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) following audit queries over contract variations, payments totalling Sh844 million and a pending court case involving the contractor.
The committee, chaired by Luanda MP Dick Maungu, resolved to summon former Vice-Chancellor Prof Stephen Gaya Agong, project consultants, auditors and other key parties after lawmakers questioned the project's escalating costs and whether procurement laws were followed.
The multi-million-shilling hostel project was awarded to Sasah General Merchants in February 2010 at a contract sum of Sh663.9 million and was scheduled for completion within three years. However, certified payments eventually rose to Sh844.1 million, prompting concerns over the additional expenditure.
