Mistakes by IEBC cost Kenyans Sh4b, parliamentary committee told

Auditor General Edward Ouko says IEBC was responsible for procurement blunders captured in a special audit by his office. (Photo: Boniface Okendo/Standard)

The electoral commission committed deliberate mistakes when purchasing voting kits in 2013 that cost the taxpayer Sh4 billion, Auditor General Edward Ouko has said.

Ouko who added a new twist to the saga facing the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) told a parliamentary committee that the commission was responsible for procurement blunders captured in a special audit by his office.