Mzalendo Kibunjia Reveals Why National Museums is Almost Collapsing

The new National Museums of Kenya (NMK) Director General Mzalendo Kibujia, has revealed that the museums body is in an 800 million shillings debt.

Speaking before the parliamentary Public Investments Committee (PIC), Dr. Kibujia said the National Museums of Kenya is on the verge of insolvency, the Nation reports.

According to Museums Director General, some of the donors the parastatal used to rely on, to manage historical sites and fund projects have withdrawn due to financial mismanagement.

He has highlighted that some of the historical sites need urgent maintenance, citing the Fort Jesus in Mombasa which he says needs Sh100 million for repairs, but was allocated Sh20 million.

Kibujia called on the government to provide a rescue package to the museums body, warning that it is slowly crippling down.

PIC Chairman Adan Keynan challenged Dr Kibunjia to come up with better ways of managing NMK, which would include taking over sites that could generate income such as the tomb of Jomo Kenyatta at Parliament Buildings.

The NMK team was given two weeks to put its papers in order and respond to the queries raised by the Auditor-General.

Dr Kibunjia and officials from NMK were meeting the PIC to respond to audit queries from the 2001/2002 to 2012/2013 financial years.