The consortium of British companies was denied the contract by NIB after failing to show proof of ownership or capacity to hire equipment prompting a long-running dispute. Now the review board has set aside the NIB’s decision and ordered it to review the firm’s tender proposal and make a fresh assessment. Fresh valuationAll eyes will now be on NIB as it undertakes the fresh evaluation. While cancelling the tender, NIB General Manager Gitonga Mugambi had earlier argued that the British firm did not show proof of ownership of machinery required for the works. The latest high stakes battle for the mega dam tender by the British firm is similar to another one involving a British firm.

Source: Daily Nation February 02, 2019 14:48 UTC