LSK Raises New Concerns Over Ksh375 Billion JKIA Deal

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The controversy comes as the government moves to roll out the Ksh375.4 billion project, reportedly awarded to China Communications Construction Company, under the National Infrastructure Fund (NIF), though officials have not publicly confirmed key details of the contract.

LSK President Charles Kanjama, speaking on Spice FM on Wednesday morning, said the legal body wanted clarity on whether the current arrangement is linked to previous court disputes involving the now-cancelled Adani concession deal.

“As the LSK, we want to understand many things. Is it one that had been covered by the courts in the Adani case? Of course, the court in the Adani case was talking about a concessional agreement, but in this one, it is titled differently. We want to understand that,” Kanjama said.

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He further questioned whether due process was followed in the procurement stage, particularly on whether public participation was undertaken as required by law.

This comes at a time when questions have also emerged linking a popular Zimbabwean businessman who is alleged to be a close ally of the President to a stake in the tender, reigniting questions over Kenya’s procurement processes.

The businessman is reported to be the sole owner of the company that was brought into the joint venture with the Chinese firm.

Kanjama also raised concerns that the tender requirements may have limited competition, potentially locking out qualified firms from bidding for the project.

“If you look at some of the requirements in the tendering process, they were quite restrictive. Many qualified firms were locked out by demands requiring tendering companies to have done a Ksh100 billion project in Kenya,” he said.

He added that such conditions may have narrowed the field to only a few eligible bidders, raising questions about fairness and competitiveness in the procurement process.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke

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