The scandal centers on a multi-billion-shilling tender allegedly authorized by the Managing Director’s office, with whistleblower accounts and leaked documents pointing to extensive procurement malpractice that has compromised the integrity of one of Kenya’s most vital revenue-generating agencies.
Despite the authority being aware of the situation, Mr. Ruto hurriedly awarded the tender on 26th, barely 72 hours later to M/s. Jiangsu Rainbow Industrial Equipment Co. Ltd disregarding the anti-corruption body’s warning.
One insurance tender fiasco no 037 of July 2022 is haunting outgoing MD John Mwangemi. The procurement unit prepared this controversial tender that saw the head of procurement appeal board intervene. Facts emerging are that the procurement department was sidelined in the award that rested in the hands of the legal department then under Andrea […]
The Board of Kenya Ports Authority has been forced to make some changes in the senior position amidst claims that some of the departments heads are engaged in fraudulent activities. Cosmas Makori, the acting head of procurement has been axed from the positions as he was found to have overstepped his mandates. According to reports, […]
Justice Reuben Nyakundi of the High Court has stopped Kenya Ports Authority from irregularly awarding a licence to Portside Freight Terminal Limited until a case filed against activist Okiyah Omtatah against the firm is heard and concluded. Omtatah accused KPA board of directors of going beyond the powers bestowed on them when they approved the […]
