Emergency procurement Ongwae was summoned by the committee to shed light on expenditure of more than had Sh406,612,000 after the AG flagged irregular procurement and award of contract, and splitting of procurement. According to the report, the three contracts worth Sh8,433,000 were awarded as an open tender though no quotations were requested. But Ongwae maintained that the dates by the AG office were not correct and the pre-qualification was under emergency procurement. “May 19, 2020 is the tender/quotation date and not the LSO date as observed by the auditor. It’s important to note that the manual also gives dates for both tender reference number and the authorization date,” he said.