Lock foreign firms out of state tenders, urges DP

Deputy President William Ruto greets students of Kenya Technical Training College in Gigiri during the launch of TVET Curricula in the institution. [Rebecca Nduku, DPPS]

Deputy President William Ruto has given his support to a Bill that seeks to lock out foreigners from taking up State tenders falling below Sh1 billion.

Ruto said that it was the government’s duty to ensure that its citizens have jobs and are protected from foreign nationals. “They are welcome in the country but I agree that local firms should be given the priority for tendersfalling below Sh1 billion and for the mega projects Kenyans are guaranteed 30 per cent of the jobs,” the DP said yesterday in Karatina.