Public Procurement Oversight Authority approves security tender awarded to Safaricom

Nairobi, Kenya: The Public Procurement Oversight Authority (PPOA) has approved the security surveillance contract awarded to Safaricom by the Interior ministry.

PPOA deputy director Jane Njoroge told House committee on Administration and National Security that the decision to approve the tender was informed by upsurge in terrorism and other related crimes in the country.

Interior Principal Secretary Mutea Iringo was pushed to explain the urgency of awarding the contract to Safaricom through single sourcing, yet the issue of insecurity and terrorism has been a public concern for a long time.

Njoroge and Iringo were being grilled by the House committee on Administration and National Security.