Court suspends mandatory e-procurement system

The roll out of the Electronic Government Procurement System has suffered a temporary setback after the High Court in Nairobi issued conservatory orders temporarily halting its mandatory use. In issuing the orders, Justice Bahati Mwamuye ruled that both manual and electronic tender submissions should be accepted equally, pending the hearing of a petition challenging the directive by the National Treasury and the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority. This and more news from the courts as filed by our reporter Letuaa Debra. Connect with KBC Online; Subscribe to our channel: https://t.ly/86BKNc Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.om/KBCChannel1 Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kbcchannel1TV Check our website: https://www.kbc.co.ke/ #kbcchannel1 #news #kbclive