Local contractor reveals hurdles in Sh5 billion NSSF tender

A contractor Thursday told a parliamentary committee how variations were made to a multi-billion-shilling tender to prevent local contractors from meeting minimum requirements and give Chinese firms an edge to clinch the deal.

The Managing Director of Cementers Limited Ramesh Vishram narrated to the Public Investment Committee (PIC) how a tender he had earlier won, was nullified by the Public Procurement Oversight Authority (PPOA), and reviewed on re-tendering to lock out local firms.