Kapseret Member of Parliament Oscar Sudi has promised to release a bombshell that is set to expose the government.
In a Facebook post on Saturday, November 9, Sudi revealed that he is finalizing a report that will unmask government officers, mainly heads of parastatals and ministries who are using their powers to benefit from government tenders.
“I’m finalizing an earthshaking report that will expose government officers, major heads of procurement in parastatals and ministries, who are favoring their own companies under proxies to scoop multi-million government tenders,” he revealed.
Sudi, who is known to be a government insider, disclosed that the alleged instigators of corruption in government are well-known individuals. He added that the individuals behind it are locking out legitimate businessmen who are qualified for the tenders.
“These well-known individuals are discriminating against and mistreating legitimate businessmen by locking them out of public government tenders despite being qualified,” he claimed.
The lawmaker reiterated that he would expose the culprits who are crippling operations at various government ministries.
“I will be calling out these culprits one by one who has our ministries in a chokehold,” Sudi claimed.
Kenya has become infamous for numerous government tender scandals that have rocked the country, negatively impacting the disbursement of goods and services to Kenyans.
Of significance is the Anglo-Leasing multi-million dollar scandal that saw USD 33 million (about Ksh4.2 billion in the current exchange rate) vanish into thin air. The scandal implicated Anglo Leasing Finance, who were paid by the government to supply a high-technology printing system as well as other phantom firms.
Earlier this year, the US flagged extortion in public contracts warning that it posed a barrier to investment inflows. The US claimed that the bribe requests and extortion from top government officials have resulted in many US firms losing big business.
“Corruption remains a substantial barrier to doing business in Kenya. US firms continue to report challenges competing against foreign firms that are willing to ignore legal standards or engage in bribery and other forms of corruption,” US Trade Representative Katherine Tai claimed in a report.
To avert the crisis caused by procurement fraud, the government took measures and is in the process of bringing a Ksh560 million e-procurement system. This is meant to automate the process and save taxpayers billions.
Source: kENYANS.CO.KE