Six years on: Parliament Towers catches the Auditor-General’s attention

Even after the initial extension of completion time, the Sh5.8b building is not anywhere near being ready.

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The delayed completion of the Sh5.8 billion office block for MPs in Nairobi has caught the attention of the Auditor-General. Nancy Gathungu is alarmed at the slow progress of works on Parliament Towers, whose construction began in 2014.  The Auditor-General's latest report for financial year 2019/2020 indicates that the project is yet to be completed despite millions being injected into it. The report further faults the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) for breaking the law in varying the contract sum in 2018. The contract sum was varied by Sh1.5 billion, representing a 27 per cent variation above the 25 per cent limit allowed by Section 139(4) of Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015. The original cost of the office block was Sh5.5 billion.