Auditor General Edward Ouko questions City Hall over Sh38m spent on free maternity
Auditor General Edward Ouko has asked Nairobi county to account for Sh35,330,000 spent on free maternity cover reimbursement for Mama Lucy Kibaki hospital.
In the report for 2015/16 financial year, Ouko said the hospital was to receive Sh41,115,000 from the county but only got Sh5,785,000 as at June 30, 2016.
Similarly, under the NHIF capitation for civil servants and national schemes, the hospital was to be reimbursed Sh9,401,377 but only received Sh7,051,900.
This resulted in a balance of Sh2,349,477.
“No explanation has been rendered for the delayed reimbursements,” Ouko said.
An analysis of medical stores transfers further revealed that drugs valued at Sh907,704 transferred from the hospital on diverse dates were not received at the intended pharmacies.
“The stock control cards for the drugs specified had no matching entries to confirm receipt by the reported recipients,” he added.
The report also noted that duplicate stock control cards numbers 1257867 and 1257884 were maintained for one stores item namely Amoxicillin 625 gm tables.
Ouko further noted that bank balance figure in the hospital was Sh32,268,064 but noted that there was no cash book or bank statement to support the existence of the reported balance.
“I am unable to confirm the accuracy of the balance,” he added.
In January 2018, Mama Lucy Kibaki hospital, which was First Lady Lucy Kibaki’s flagship project, was on the spot for failing to accord patients quality services.
Patients complained about lack of professionalism by medical staff, negligence, and long waiting hours whenever they seek treatment.
Branding the hospital as a joke, they accused nurses of being rude to them adding that the hospital has a perennial shortage of medicine.
