The Public Procurement Administrative Review Board (PPARB) on Wednesday faulted the decision of the former Irrigation Principal Secretary Mwangi Nduati to award the contract to Sinohydro Tianjin Engineering Limited. Mr Nduati was the Accounting Officer and clashed with Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa over the matter. The ministry was ordered to comply with the decision to reverse the award to Sinohydro within 14 days. Mr Nduati’s decision came under more scrutiny after the ministry’s head of procurement, George Marete, disowned the award to Gezhouba. On his part, Mr Wamalwa had left it to Mr Nduati but gave dark hints about what would follow if the PS was to place an unnecessary Sh3-billion burden on the taxpayer.

Source: Daily Nation April 19, 2017 17:26 UTC