Cost of Kenya's Vice President’s house doubles to Sh380m

• Contractor kicked out for shoddy job, but Kenyans will now pay twice as much

The ministry further defended spending Sh7 million on a borehole, saying the amount was reasonable.

The cost for the VP’s house had gone up by another Sh57 million because of including staff houses, security house, caretaker’s house, pump house and landscaping.

“The first contract covered construction of the main house, guest house, an office block, a gazebo, swimming pool and a garage,” says the ministry in response to questions on why the cost had doubled.

Demolition work and additional works, which include mechanical equipment for kitchen, sauna and swimming pool, will cost a staggering Sh117 million.

While the ministry is quiet on why taxpayers are footing the bill for failure by the engineers to supervise the construction, minutes seen by the Nation show that there was a resident engineer and a site clerk whose job was to ensure that the construction was done in line with the specifications.

The minutes also show that the ministry technical team used to visit the site on Thursdays.

The seven-bedroom house will come complete with a swimming pool, a paved car park for 30 vehicles and a gazebo where the Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka, assuming it is completed during his tenure, can host barbecues for his guests.