Queries as PS halts Sh217m pay to Chinese contractor

Labour CS Peter Tum

Labour and Social Protection Principal Secretary Peter Tum. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Photo credit: Lucy Wanjiru | Nation Media Group

The State Department for Labour is on the spot for stopping payment of Sh217 million due to a Chinese contractor hired to build the Hazina Trade Centre in Nairobi.

Labour Principal Secretary Peter Tum has been accused of blocking the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) from making the payments to China Jiangxi, which has completed works on the NSSF’s Hazina Trade Centre.

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