By PHILIP MUYANGA More by this AuthorFormer Kenya Maritime Authority acting director general Cosmas Cherop and seven other suspects have been charged with violating public procurement law. They were released on bond depending on “the responsibility each bore” during the tendering process. The other suspects were released on bond terms ranging between Sh1 million and Sh10 million with sureties or cash bails of between Sh500,000 and Sh5 million. Mr Cherop and Mr Momanyi are accused of committing the offences on January 11 and May 19, 2017 at the Kenya Maritime Authority offices in Mombasa. They were also accused of adjusting the tender sums on the bid documents for Plumbing Systems Ltd, Anthopi Mechanical Engineering Services and Volcanic Plumbing Works Ltd in relation to the tender for plumbing.

Source: Daily Nation June 10, 2020 14:41 UTC