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Turkish firm wins Sh31.6 billion Bomas renovation tender row

Bomas of Kenya is out of bound for July and August to give room for renovation awaiting general elections 2017. [Photo/Standard]

The Ministry of Defence has suffered a major blow after the Court of Appeal dismissed its case challenging a Sh31.6 billion lucrative tender for the renovation of the Bomas International Convention Complex (BICC) in Nairobi.

In a ruling delivered on Friday, a three-judge bench comprising Justices Gatembu Kairu, Fred Ochieng, and Aggrey Muchelule declined to uphold the Defence Ministry's decision to terminate the award of the tender to Summa Turizm Yatirimciligi Anonim Sirketi, a Turkish firm.

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