The State is seeking to lower the threshold value of public tenders approved by the office of the Attorney-General in an in an attempt to curb abuse of procurement systems by some rogue officials.
Solicitor-General Kennedy Ogeto disclosed they were considering revising the public procurement law to have the AG sign off all public tenders valued at a minimum Sh500 million, down from Sh5 billion currently—handing the government’s principal legal adviser tighter oversight of public contracts.
