Olympics bosses paid Sh2.2m for President Uhuru Kenyatta's accommodation on cruise ship

Sports CS Hassan Wario addresses the Labour Committee of the National Assemble to discuss the Rio Olympics fiasco at Parliament Buildings on Tuesday. PHOTO: MOSES OMUSULA/STANDARD

NAIROBI: The National Olympics Committee of Kenya (NOCK) yesterday shocked MPs when it revealed it paid over Sh5 million for accommodation of senior government officials, including President Uhuru Kenyatta, during the Rio Olympics.

NOCK said it had received instructions from Sports Cabinet Secretary Hassan Wario to pay for accommodation of the President on a cruise ship, but the President did not travel to Brazil.