Kenya Ferry to milk Kenyans Ksh 300 million for a ‘stranded’ ferry

KSh300 million to be milked out of Kenyans to fast-track the delivery of a new ferry for the Likoni channel, which is said to be ‘stucked’ in Turkey.

This was unearthed on Tuesday by Kenya Ferry Services (KFS) managing director Bakari Gowa when he appeared before the National Assembly’s Transport and Housing Committee.

A contract signed on June 27, 2015, says two ferries procured by the government were to be delivered by November 2016. But only one, the MV Jambo, was delivered in July 2017. Available information indicates that delivery of the second vessel was suspended by a court order.

Mr Gowa faced hostile MPs who wanted to know why Kenyans should pay an additional Sh300 million for the ferry.

In his report, Mr Ouko said he could not confirm the validity and accuracy of the building and supply of the ferries at a cost of Sh1,863,000,000, nor the propriety of expenditure totalling Sh1,519,379,614 to the contractor by June 30, 2017.