Alex Tallam
date Nov 3, 2009 2:06 AM
subject ANOTHER SCANDAL AT THE TREASURY
The much publicised purchase of VW Passats to replace the fuel guzzlers has generated another scandal where once again the tax payers have lost a substantial amount of money to our currupt leaders. The government paid 3.7m for each of the 130 Passats delivered and this translate to a figure of 481 Million. The actual price of a new Passat from Germany is USD 26,995 which is
Ksh 2,024,625 when the dollar is exchanged at Ksh 75. This figure will even come down when it is exchanged at the government rates. If we assume the transportation from Germany to Kenya costs USD 1000 (it may be lower), then the cost of buying such passat will be 27,995 (Ksh 2,099,625) Now:
130 by 3,700,000 will be 481,000,000
130 by 2,099,625 will be 272,951,250
the difference 481,000,000-272,951,250 will be 208,048,750.
Remember this is a deal which never went through the government procurement process, it was singled sourced from a particular company and yet it is not a sensitive or a security contract where single sourcing is allowed. By bypassing the procurement process, the authors of the deal have made 208 million out of the taxpayers money!!!. Now, what cretaria did they use to arrive at Passat and not a Toyota? when this contract was single sourced, the government lost the benefit of choosing the best deal for its money through competitive bidding and I bet this thing was done purposely to benefit CMC Motors, which calls for investigation to establish the ownership structure in this company.
Whats your take on this?
Alex.
Winfred Nyambura
date Nov 3, 2009 2:42 AM
subject Re: ANOTHER SCANDAL AT THE TREASURY
I totally agree with you Tallaam, the procurement procedures were not followed and for sure, this company may have links with some of those who bought the cars. Guys we must push Bonnie on the 5th so that this sale may be revoked. Surely 90% of the loyal tax payers cannot afford a packet of Unga. Uhuru must explain critically how he arrived to this.
Our prime minister has been trying his best to have the procurement procedure in the govt offices being transparent and here his deputy goes ahead and violate the same rules they are trying to put in place. Mr. Prime minister, please sack your assistant coz of not following instructions. I wish the govt could be a private company on this, some 5-10 would be on their way home now.
Lee Makwiny
date Nov 3, 2009 3:07 AM
subject Re: ANOTHER SCANDAL AT THE TREASURY
Uhur u should not hoodwink us in the name of “fuel” gazzlers. Its very unfortunate if for example they procured new Benz(s) for Kajwang and other 3 months ago and now they will be resold at less than half price. We rather have a transparent “guzzlers” than corruptly acquired “Passat”.
The question we should the minister and which he must answer are:
1. Why single source over 100 cars?
2. Is Passat the most efficient in terms of cost saving compared to ther vehicles
3. Why allow the ministry to procure vehicls only three months ago?
We are on your neck Mr Uhuru. Do not try to cheat us sir.
Winfred Nyambura
date Nov 3, 2009 3:39 AM
subject Re: ANOTHER SCANDAL AT THE TREASURY
Hata tungenununa TOYOTA PLATZ with 1000CC, they are equally good and they save on fuel and also buying price, Kwanza those MPS and Ministers are supposed to be given 2nd hand coz they have refused completely to pay tax? They don’t deserve the Passat either, they need 2nd hand through ABC ama Auto Japan, with the highest mileage.
Kirugu Mungai
date Nov 3, 2009 3:44 AM
subject Re: ANOTHER SCANDAL AT THE TREASURY
Hon Bonny Khalwale the bull fighter who is coming to YP meeting on
thursday heads the public accounts committees in parliament which is
tasked to investigate such deals.
We should ask him this tough questions and what they are doing to
ensure the deal is revoked.
Mungai
Judy Miriga
date Nov 3, 2009 5:39 AM
subject Re: ANOTHER SCANDAL AT THE TREASURY
Mungai you impress me.
Excellent piece Mungai, thats the way to go and be able to protect your destiny. Your destiny is in your hands. This is how you must take your leaders to task to account for whatever their actions on the ground. This is how you will gain value and respect. This is how you will demonstrate your maturity to stand up and demand for your rights and make this world a better place to live on. This is how you will protect value for your morals so God will give you more days to live on earth.
Send my greetings to Bonny and tell him I do care and I love you all……
Kudos!
I love you all.
Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com
Jared Koyier
date Nov 3, 2009 6:08 AM
subject Re: ANOTHER SCANDAL AT THE TREASURY
Government procurement procedures are the reason why service delivery to Kenyans is slow. Let’s assume Uhuru decided to advertise the tender:
1. It would take about 30 days to prepare the tender, then 30 days to wait for response, further 30 days to evaluate and award the tender. As is the case with most bidders,questions will be raised as to the manner in which the award was carried out and as such a further 21days for an appeal notice period would be given. They’ll then move to court(bogus Kenyan court) for a period of 1yr through which the tender would be canceled or something close to that. In the meantime Kenyan are languishing in poverty and complaining to the government to stop wastage
2.Benz,Toyota,BMW,VOLVO all would probably have bid.Maybe Toyota would have suggested new shape premio(I dont know much abt cars) or something close to that, their price would include what is referred to as BadBoy’s cut. So that if the cost of such a car was 2m,they would put it at 2.5 to cover the badboy’s cut. Add to the fact that it’s a tender and that most bids are never done at the shelve price of any commodity, add another 0.3m so that the price is 2.8m. The tender would then drag until the 90day quote is over and a further 0.4m would be added to cater for price fluctuations. At the end of the day,the government would buy some poor quality item that will never last in the spirit of following the law.
Guys whenever i hear people say Michuki is a good leader and on the same breadth castigate others i wonder. Michuki is the kind of leader who does not fear breaking rules to achieve what is good for the masses. Uhuru has just done that.
Let’s stop this noise and shout at those Ministers who haven’t complied.
Alex Tallam
date Nov 3, 2009 7:14 AM
subject Re: ANOTHER SCANDAL AT THE TREASURY
I think those who will have a chance of attending the meeting should have some form of protest note delivered through Khalwale to Uhuru. Also questions that are need answers from Uhuru should be given to him.
Amanda Khamati
date Nov 3, 2009 9:00 AM
subject Re: ANOTHER SCANDAL AT THE TREASURY
The procurement of those vehicles was done improper.
forget government procurement procedures, tendering and everything that comes along with it.
We have far greater issues that need to be dealt with, and which require more attention. such as resettlement of the Mau evictees, IDPs, the floods in parts of the country that have killed many people, etc.
what was the hurry in buying these cars, when the cost of acquiring them will cost the tax payer so much money (which by the way will not be recovered from the sale of the mercedes that have been returned). was it absolutely necessary? Is it also a fact that the new vehicles are more fuel efficient than all the ones that have been returned?
I hope for Uhuru has enough in his defence to set this straight. But looking from the outside in, this is just another scam like Goldenberg, and Anglo leasing.
Alex Tallam
date Nov 3, 2009 9:39 AM
subject Re: ANOTHER SCANDAL AT THE TREASURY
Breaking the law does not constitute change for your information, the people have a right to disobey bad laws and respect good once, having said that, do you think the procurement law is one of the bad once we have in our statute book? and even if he was to break it, do you think it was done in good faith? IDPs have been in camps close to 2 years now and so that is not an emergency to Uhuru? and by the way we cannot make a comparrison between the laws that the colonialist were enforcing and the once which akina Uhuru should be upholding, those are two different sets of laws which have nothing in common.
otieno sungu
date Nov 3, 2009 10:03 AM
subject Re: ANOTHER SCANDAL AT THE TREASURY
Koyier,
You forget that MAU MAU were the oppressed, they had reasons to fight the powers that be. Here, you are talking of those in power breaking the law!!!
Why not make the law work? MAU MAU had to fight those using laws to oppress them, the leaders we have today are right in power and have all machinery to make the law work, or change it to make it work!!!
They have no business breaking the law, you only resort to breaking the law when those in power are intransingent and not listening, now, this one of yours is a new argument, that those entrusted with safeguarding the law should break it in the cause of safegaurding it….yawa!!!
Sungu