Kenya's new law on public private partnerships heralds a new dawn in the delivery of infrastructure projects whose initiation, development and implementation were hitherto characterised by false starts and red tape. These were the reasons for low uptake and reduced investor interest in projects under this arrangement.
The Public Private Partnerships Act, 2021 has replaced the PPP Unit with a new entity within the National Treasury, the PPP Directorate, headed by a director-general. The PPP Directorate as envisaged has a far broader mandate than before when it was a unit.
