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Watchman’s tender role costs taxpayers Sh150 million

By Kamau Muthoni | 8yrs ago

Chief Justice David Maraga with Lady Justice Hedwig Ong'udi the president of Kenya Magistrates (KMJA) arriving for the Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association annual conference in Nakuru on December 8, 2017. [Photo:Kipsang Joseph/Standard]

The irregular appointment of a gate keeper to sit in a tender committee has cost taxpayers Sh150 million.

The High Court on Monday ordered School Equipment Production Unit (Sepu) - a unit in the the Education Ministry - to pay the money to a supplier for breach of contract.

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