By COLLINS OMULOMore by this AuthorCity Hall is yet again on the spot for awarding a firm a Sh278 million two-year contract for garbage collection in the city centre to a company with no experience in waste management. Aende Group director Derrick Aende, appearing before a Nairobi County Assembly's Environment Committee on Tuesday, admitted that when his firm bid for the tender, it had no prior experience in garbage collection. 'FLOUTED LAW'Interested firms were required to have between one and five years of experience in waste collection and transport among other qualifications, according tender evaluation documents. The firm beat Creative Consolidated System, a firm that had been collecting garbage within the city centre since 2013 with a bid of Sh316.9 million. Mr Aende admitted that his firm has no garbage collection vehicles but leases from other companies.

Source: Daily Nation February 20, 2019 08:37 UTC