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Activist sues KPA boss over Sh31b tender to Japanese firm

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Kenya Ports Authority Managing Director William Ruto addresses a past press briefing. [File, Standard]

An activist has filed a petition at the High Court in Mombasa seeking the ouster of Kenya Ports Authority Managing Director William Ruto over irregularities in a Sh31 billion tender.

Francis Awino, the president of the Bunge la Mwananchi lobby, claims investigations by civic actors revealed that the tender was tainted by collusion, abuse of discretion, concealment of procurement details, and the undue exclusion of local expertise and oversight, violating both constitutional and statutory principles.

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