Weighbridges firm paid extra Sh435m, says audit

KeNHA awarded five contracts to SGS Kenya for Sh369.8 million but the amount paid was Sh805 million. FILE PHOTO | NMG

A company contracted to man Kenya’s weighbridges was overpaid by Sh435 million and recruited in a tender process where it was the only valid bidder, Auditor General Edward Ouko reveals.

Mr Ouko says Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) awarded five contracts to SGS Kenya for Sh369.8 million but the amount paid was Sh805 million, resulting in excess payment of Sh435.1 million.

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