Deputy President William Ruto. FILE PHOTO | NMG
The number of tenders published online by State corporations and
agencies in line with a presidential
directive has increased by 20 per cent in a fortnight after Deputy President William Ruto warned of stiff sanctions on non-compliant firms.
directive has increased by 20 per cent in a fortnight after Deputy President William Ruto warned of stiff sanctions on non-compliant firms.
The online portal,
which was established last July, listed 10,937 tenders worth Sh80.21
billion that were awarded to 5,937 registered suppliers as at Tuesday, a
spot-check by the Business Daily revealed.
The check,
however, shows that most agencies controlling multibillion-shilling
State contracts continue to defy President Uhuru Kenyatta’s June order
and that of his deputy to publicly release details of the tenders
through the designated public procurement website to curb graft.
The
latest figures represent a jump of 1,901 new listings compared to the
9,036 tenders that had been listed on January 28 arising from 1,981
contracts worth Sh66.66 billion.
Dr Ruto, on January
28, directed the Treasury to submit a list of all public institutions
that have defied the government order on tenders disclosure to the Head
of Public Service within 30 days.
He said that all
public entities that do not publish information on beneficiaries of
government tenders would face sanctions including freezing or scaling
down budgetary allocation.
The publication of the tenders would allow the public to
scrutinise the deals, including the quality and amounts of goods and
services bought as well as the cost and identity of suppliers.
Information
on the portal should include the basis of awarding tenders, parameters
of assessment, names and details of tender committee members, bidders as
well as the value of each contract.
Mid last year Head
of Public Service Joseph Kinyua asked accounting officers in
ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to consolidate and publish
tender information on the 15th of every month.
Mr
Kinyua said information on the portal should include the basis of
awarding the tenders, parameters of assessment, names and details of
tender committee members as well as the value of each contract.
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