However, he said the failure resulted from the outstanding bills he
owes the government for three consecutive years since 2012/2013
financial years amounting to Sh74 million.
Luhunga told The Guardian on Thursday that the capital by food
suppliers in government secondary schools resulting from delays in
paying their dues has also halted the provision of services to public
secondary schools.
The supplier through his company Jacobo Y Luhunga Investment said he is still waiting for the government to settle the bill.
He said services to public secondary schools were also suspended following the government’s failure to pay the debt.
“I have lost all the capital I borrowed from the National
Microfinance Bank for the business. The bank no longer trusts me and
they have already threatened to sell my collateral properties including
the house” he said.
He added, “I am still a supplier of the school, but I do not have
capital. The treasury conducts financial audits at the school every year
and we had been hoping to be paid our debts to no avail”.
He refuted recent claims from the Permanent Secretary, Prime
Minister’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government Jumanne
Sagini that all the debts have already been settled saying his statement
was not true.
Contacted for comment regarding
the PS statement, the Headmaster at the School, Nelson Mbilinyi
said his school is yet to receive the Sh46million promised by the
government.
“We are still following up the funds which meant to purchase food for students and not to pay suppliers,” he said.
Several government secondary schools were closed down early this
month for lack of food supplies following suppliers demands that
government should settle their outstanding bills.
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