How procurement deals are costing taxpayers billions

President Uhuru Kenyatta with Deputy President William Ruto are taken through Electronic Procurement and payment System by the Director of IFMIS at The Treasury Mr. Jerome Ochieng

Fred Onunga picked a packet of milk and a loaf of bread while shopping for breakfast. He had Sh200 and intended to use the change to pay for his bus fare. Shopping for breakfast at the supermarket saves him about Sh8.

The corner shop near his home in Kangemi is more expensive, he says.”It is simple math,” Mr Onunga, who is employed as a computer shop attendant told Business Beat. The math might not be that simple for the State, however, where an ordinary biro pen costs Sh50 and a packet of milk Sh100.