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Tribunal temporarily halts KPA cleaning tender over graft claim

Port of Mombasa. Public procurement board suspended cleaning tender amid questions about the astronomical increase in cost. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

A procurement tribunal has stopped a multi-million shilling tender by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) for cleaning services at the Port of Mombasa after a section of bidders filed a case alleging favouritism and graft.

The Public Procurement Administrative Review Board (PPARB) suspended the tender amid questions about the increase in the cost of the tender, that has attracted the attention of State investigative agencies.

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