[kictanet] CA buys its staff wallets at a price of Sh6, 500 each

[DigitalTVAfrica]

It is definitely surprising to read such at a time when we were still
meditating on the Director General's reassuring statement on the
independence of the CA.

I have attached sreenshots of the DG's recent statement.

On 2 Nov 2015 15:32, "Toilem Godwin via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Thanks Grace for sharing.
>
> This is what really makes me wonder, when will we ever think of the
> future. Most Govt agencies spend as if the world is ending today, no wonder
> we are in economic problems, one of the reasons given is wastage of funds.
>
> I am sure part of that money if used economically can be used to build an
> ICT lab somewhere in Kenya to increase Technical literacy(..hoping fund for
> the project won't be stolen again :-)  ..... ).
>
> MTC
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 2:05 PM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) is on the spot once again for
>> profligate spending of public funds that saw it sink Sh1.95 million into
>> the purchase of 300 leather wallets for staff.
>> The agency, which is the telecoms and broadcasting sector regulator,
>> bought the wallets at a cost of Sh6,500 each or more than five times the
>> market price, according to an audit report seen by the*Business Daily.*
>>
>> *http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/CA-buys-its-staff-wallets-at-a-price-of-Sh6-500-each/-/539550/2938884/-/wy0dslz/-/index.html
>> <http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/CA-buys-its-staff-wallets-at-a-price-of-Sh6-500-each/-/539550/2938884/-/wy0dslz/-/index.html>*
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