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Sh1.4b deal that raised eyebrows in Tourism Ministry

Tourism Cabinet Secretary Phylis Kandie. The Ministry of Tourism hurriedly hired a consultancy firm and paid 70 per cent of the total fee just a day before the newly appointed Cabinet Secretary assumed office. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

The Ministry of Tourism hurriedly hired a consultancy firm and paid 70 per cent of the total fee just a day before a newly appointed Cabinet Secretary assumed office.

A day before the Cabinet Secretary, Ms Phylis Kandie, took office, a deal was signed and the company paid Sh900 million out of the total Sh1.4 billion for the construction of Ronald Ngala Utalii College. The payment was made even before the work started.

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