Why it is now a costly affair to challenge tender outcome

Seeking a review of a procurement outcome can now be very costly with the enactment of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act 2015.

The new law requires one to pay at least 10 per cent of contract value before the case is heard. According to the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act 2015 that was signed by President Uhuru Kenyatta last December, a 15-member Review Board cannot initiate any review process until such amount is paid.