Ouko questions Sh3.5bn Interior ministry tender

Auditor-general Edward Ouko says lowest bidder denied police, prison services insurance deal. PHOTO | FILE

The Interior ministry irregularly awarded a Sh3.5 billion tender for the provision of comprehensive group life insurance cover for National Police Service and the Kenya Prison Services, Auditor-General Edward Ouko has said.

Mr Ouko said the lowest bidder submitted a Sh629 million bid but the contract was awarded to another bidder — Ms Pioneer Assurance Limited — at a cost of Sh1.7 billion.

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