Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act Stories

MPs reject Treasury circular on mandatory e-GPS use
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 20, 2025

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi had launched the e-GPS system on April 7, 2025, with the aim of improving accountability, efficiency, and value...

Auditor General flags massive procurement violations across 32 counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 12, 2025

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...

Treasury slashes e-procurement funding by 82% despite Ruto's directive
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 17, 2025

This timeline stands in stark contrast to President Ruto's directive issued late last year, which called for the full automation of government procure...

Government Bill to boost local firms by limiting foreign competition in tender awards
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 11, 2024

The Bill proposes restrictions on foreign firms bidding for local contracts valued below Sh1 billion, reserving such projects exclusively for Kenyan b...

Suppliers hit with new training levy for all contracts
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 02, 2024

According to the PPRA's Director General Patrick Wanjuki, agencies are to collect 0.03 per cent of the contract value as a training levy.

Reprieve for small-scale traders as State orders release of goods at Mombasa port
Bashir Mohammed  |  Mar 29, 2024

 One significant development is the directive for the immediate release of goods held at the Port of Mombasa upon confirmation of meeting the required...

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