MPs order audit of JKUAT Enterprise over financial, governance gaps
The Inpo Factory Roof Project, inspected on August 23, 2022, showed that although the project was fully paid for, the roof’s wooden supports had not been replaced with metal, leaving questions about the circumstances under which the payments were made.
The National Assembly Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education Committee has demanded a special audit of JKUAT Enterprise Ltd, citing concerns over financial mismanagement and unclear governance structures.
The directive came after the company appeared before the Committee on Monday, September 22, 2025, but failed to present a complete list of its Board members to clarify queries on unsupported Board expenses during the 2022/2023 financial year.
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The Auditor General’s report raised several issues, including payments of sitting allowances to Board members without any signed attendance registers. It also noted that an individual who was not officially a Board member received payments, yet no appointment records were provided to justify their inclusion.
“In addition, the appointment details of the representative from the National Treasury were dated 24 November 2017, with no indication of the ending period. Motor vehicle records and physical addresses of the members paid mileage allowances were also not provided for audit,” the report stated.
JKUAT Enterprise CEO Erastus Mvuria told the Committee that appointments follow the company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association.
The Board comprises specific university office holders, including the Council Chair, Vice Chancellor, Deputy Vice Chancellors, as well as representatives from the National Treasury and the Ministry of Education.
“Some of the directors participated in the meeting remotely and as result, did not physically sign the attendance register. Nevertheless, their presence was recorded through the online system,” Mvuria said.
Despite the explanation, Committee chairperson Bumula MP Jack Wanani Wamboka pressed for the full Board membership list. He noted that the 2022/2023 audit showed only five active Board members, short of the required eleven.
“You do not have 7 Members out of the required 11, and you have indicated that your quorum is 6, so how are you running the organisation? This explains the audit query and why you do not want to provide the list of your Board Members, and therefore, you are running a fraudulent organisation,” Wamboka said.
The Committee also reviewed past audit findings, including the 2021/2022 financial year, which revealed irregular cash and bank balances and payments for incomplete works.
The Inpo Factory Roof Project, inspected on August 23, 2022, showed that although the project was fully paid for, the roof’s wooden supports had not been replaced with metal, leaving questions about the circumstances under which the payments were made.
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