State entities dilemma in applying contentious procurement methods

Operations inside the Lamu Port in Lamu County.

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Among the tendering methods allowable under the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act 2015 and Public Private Partnerships Act 2021, four have a history of controversy and queries from auditors, MPs, Public Procurement Regulatory Authority, Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, civil societies and other stakeholders.

These are direct procurement, single sourcing, specially permitted procurement procedure (SPPP) and privately initiated proposals (PIPs).

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