Proposals for Sh17 billion laptop tenders opened

Information Administration Director Henry Mung’asia (centre) addresses bidders for tenders to supply laptops for Standard One pupils under the Sh17 billion Jubilee flagship project. [PHOTO: WILLIS AWANDU/ STANDARD]

The delayed promise for laptops for Standard One pupils moved a step closer to reality yesterday when proposals for tenders to supply the gadgets were opened.

Eight of the ten firms selected to submit their proposals for the tenders turned up at Teleposta Towers in Nairobi, the headquarters of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Authority—the government agency spearheading the process.