[Source: The Standard, by Paul Ogemba]
A quiet move by the government to make it expensive to challenge questionable multi-billion shillings contracts has been put on hold by the High Court.
Last week, Justice Weldon Korir suspended the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Regulations (2020) which would require that any person challenging the process of awarding any government tender, must first deposit 15 per cent of the total contract sum.
Justice Korir issued the orders following a petition by Roads and Civil Engineering Contractors Association and the Energy Sector Contractors Association who claimed the new rules will…
