By SIMON MUNTEMBATHE advertisement for tendering of routine road maintenance has not been cancelled but paused because my ministry wants to correct some anomalies which such tenders have created in the past, Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development Charles Milupi has said.On Monday, Mr Milupi announced that he had cancelled the tender advert for routine road maintenance because only the same people were being awarded contracts during the previous administration, leading to an uproar in which contractors challenged his decision calling it illegal as it was not backed by the law.Mr Milupi told the Daily Nation yesterday that he paused the procurement proceedings to avoid the country accruing debt.He said in the past, some road tenders were advertised and contracts awarded when Government had no financial resources to fund such projects.The Minister said such actions of advertising tenders when government had no money has contributed to the debt which the country has accrued.The Minister said that was why he decided to […]
MINISTER U-TURNS ON ROAD TENDER
