News and opinion on public works procurement
Kenya’s Ministry of Interior is under scrutiny for awarding tenders without appropriately following due process during the 2017/2018 financial year. An audit report revealed discrepancies in the purchase of three helicopters in a Sh4.9 billion contract awarded to a foreign firm. HELICOPTERS The helicopters for the Police Airwing were initially tendered at Sh4 billion […]
Kenya’s national census shows that Kenya’s richest households are concentrated in Nairobi and its surrounding suburbs. A majority of Kenya’s affluent class can be found in Lang’ata and Westlands in Nairobi, with a good number owning homes with internet access and other social amenities. Residents of these suburbs are also highly educated, most with university […]
When the powerful former Cabinet minister Nicholas Biwott died on July 2017, some of the mystery surrounding him cleared. Many felt his net worth was more than the Sh1.4 billion that was revealed – a figure that could be much smaller, depending on the outcome of several debt claims now in court. It is believed […]
Kenya appoints a technical team to investigate poor workmanship at the Sh 3.1 billion Isiolo International Airport following the emergence of cracks on the airport’s runway, says Eastern Regional Commissioner (RC) Isaiah Nakoru. He added that the team will conduct a thorough investigation, including soil analysis and establish whether the contractor used poor quality materials […]
Kenyan and U.S. business leaders and government officials to explore how the private sector can take full advantage of investment and trade opportunities that will arise from a Kenya-U.S. Free Trade Agreement in a roundtable discussion hosted by Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) and the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA). This comes as a follow […]
Kenya stands to benefit significantly from a peaceful transition in South Sudan. On Saturday, South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar announced the formation of the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU). Dr Machar, leader of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in Opposition (SPLM-IO), accepted to rejoin the government as the First Vice President, […]
Footbridge construction at Survey of Kenya prompts the Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) to close sections of Thika highway service lanes for seven weeks. KeNHA in a notice to motorists on Friday said the partial closure will remain in place until April 13. “The outer lanes (service lanes) shall be closed to traffic and we […]
Kenya’s government has partnered with the World Bank to fund a US $150m project to connect 250,000 households in 14 counties to solar power through a solar electrification programme. Speaking during the opening of the sixth Global Off-Grid Solar Forum 2020 in Nairobi, President Uhuru Kenyatta said that 800 public facilities will also be connected to solar […]
West Pokot families affected by last year’s landslides have begun rebuilding many of the homes that were destroyed with the help of the Kenya Red Cross Society, which is implementing the reconstruction on behalf of the County Government of West Pokot and the National Government Ministry of Interior. On Tuesday, February 2020, West Pokot Governor […]
According to Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, the County Government of Nairobi in Kenya is completing construction of new Karandini Modern Market in Dagoretti North Sub County. Construction works on site began in 2017 in conjunction with the Nairobi Metropolitan Services Improvement Project (NAMSIP) and will be completed in the next few months. The project initiative is also […]