Inside 10 firms holding 60.5pc of State tenders

Former President Moi’s aide Joshua Kulei in Court on Thursday, January 10, 2019 during the hearing of a case in which has been charged with conspiracy to defraud a state corporation of Sh 65,272, 727 in 1999. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO.

Ten firms captured more than half of the Sh217.45 billion reported public tenders in the year ended June 2025, deepening the concentration of lucrative government business among a handful of suppliers.

Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) data shows the 10 suppliers were awarded 11 contracts worth Sh131.67 billion, representing 60.5 percent of the 25,994 reported during the year.

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