Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Stories
The inquiry seeks to establish whether the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) bypassed procurement laws and approved direct sourcing of German firm Giesecke+...
The MPs pointed out that Section 104 of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act allows direct procurement in cases of extreme urgency, but stres...
The governors have accused the Treasury of ignoring their concerns and failing to demonstrate where the e-procurement system is functioning successful...
The ruling closes avenues for governors to distance themselves from questionable procurement dealings and strengthens oversight, affirming the role of...
KPA chairperson Kiarie Kamau said the outstanding amount relates to books supplied earlier this year for Grade Nine and other levels, adding that the...
CS Kipchumba Murkomen noted that while challenges are inevitable when introducing new processes, they should be addressed practically rather than theo...
CS Mbadi argued that manual procurement systems have been a major source of corruption and revenue loss.
This follows the annulment of the mandatory use circular by Parliament and a recent High Court suspension.
In a circular issued on Monday, Treasury Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo directed accounting officers to use IFMIS for pending bills, goods and servi...
In a ruling delivered on September 8, 2025, Justice Bahati Mwamuye ordered that the contested Treasury circular be stayed until the case is heard and...
So far, many procuring entities have been unable to upload their budgets and procurement plans, stalling procurement across ministries and agencies.
Koskei noted that the National Treasury had already uploaded budgets of all state departments onto the e-GP platform and instructed accounting officer...
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi emphasised that no public office will be allowed to buy goods or services outside the e-GP system, which he says...
The Treasury’s e-procurement initiative seeks to digitise and standardise tender processes, including advertisements, submissions, evaluations, and aw...
Despite the opposition, President William Ruto and the Treasury have maintained a firm stance, insisting the platform is a critical reform to enhance...
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission confirmed it had received approval from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to prosecute Barch...
The mandatory rollout of the Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) system also came under fire, with governors describing it as rushed, inconsisten...
Ruto stressed that corruption and inefficiencies under the old system must end, and that officials who fail to embrace e-procurement have no place in...
The e-GP rollout, launched last month, requires all county and national budgets to be uploaded before procurement can proceed.
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi had launched the e-GPS system on April 7, 2025, with the aim of improving accountability, efficiency, and value...
The suit focuses on payments made to Gregori International in 2017 for upgrading sports facilities in preparation for the CHAN tournament, which was l...
The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority revealed that certain officers have ignored the directive, while others have attempted to circumvent the s...
Procurement plans for the financial year were submitted late or not at all by many counties, contravening Regulation 8 of the Public Procurement and A...
This will be part of a new electronic procurement system that regularly updates item prices based on market surveys and locks them in the platform to...
Ong’ondo defended the institute’s operations, saying all books delivered to schools aligned with the approved curriculum and that suggestions of “irre...
The audit uncovered glaring irregularities in how books were distributed to public schools. Some schools received more textbooks than required, others...
The project will cover the Muthaiga–Kiambu–Ndumberi stretch and key spurs, including Ridgeways Road, the Kiambu–Thika Road link, and UN Avenue through...
Reaffirming the government’s commitment to digital growth, the PS highlighted the Digital Superhighway project, which aims to lay 100,000 kilometres o...
During the nine months from July 2024 to March 2025, both counties and national government departments spent Sh3.16 trillion in total. Out of this, Sh...
The Supreme Court found that the procurement process that KPA used breached Articles 10(2)(c), 201(a), and 227(1) of the Constitution, which enshrine...
