The procurement watchdog has put Housing and Urban Development Charles Principal Secretary Charles Hinga on the spot for allegedly meddling in a Sh1.93 billion tender for an affordable housing project in Machakos.
The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority’s (PPRA) Public Procurement Administrative Review Board (PPARB)—which hears and determines appeals concerning public tenders— has found that the PS usurped the powers of the tenders’ evaluation committee by terminating a tender and purporting to conduct due diligence checks on one of the bidders.
