MPs Probe Sh844mn JOOUST Hostel Project Over Contract Variations and Payment Discrepancies

The Kenyan National Assembly has ordered an investigation into a Sh844 million student hostel project at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University. Lawmakers are scrutinizing unexplained contract variations and missing documentation regarding the facility's construction.
Why it matters
It highlights potential corruption and fiscal mismanagement in public infrastructure projects, impacting taxpayer funds and university resources.
Listen NAIROBI, Kenya Jul 10 – The National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education has ordered fresh investigations into the construction of a Sh844 million student hostel at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) following concerns over contract variations, unexplained payments and an ongoing court dispute involving the contractor.
The report presents the committee's findings and the university's situation factually without emotive language.
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