Senate Gives PPRA Seven Days to Verify Homa Bay County Procurement Records

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Kenyans.co.ke Skip to main content --> Senate Gives PPRA 7 Days to Verify Homa Bay County Procurement Records --> --> by Diana Imanene on Thursday, 1 October 2026. This directive was issued on Thursday, October 1, 2026, after the committee held a deliberative session with Homa Bay governor Gladys Wanga over the county's procurement compliance. ODM chairperson Gladys Wanga during the party's mobilisation tour at Melelo Grounds in Narok County on March 7, 2026.

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• During the meeting, Homa Bay County officials presented the documents that showed that the procurement records and reports on Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) had been uploaded.
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• He further directed PPRA to review the documents submitted by the county and provide its response to the committee within seven days.
• Additionally, the Senate directive comes months after PPRA sought the intervention of Parliament over six counties it accused of failing to provide procurement records and address concerns raised by the...

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The counties named were Nairobi, Marsabit, Migori, Wajir, Mandera and Isiolo. PPRA said at the time that failure by some counties to upload tender advertisements, procurement documents and contract awards on the public portal was making it difficult to monitor procurement and investigate possible breaches. The regulator asked the Senate to consider administrative measures against persistent non-compliance.

Example or evidence

• Wanga explained that the bill had gone through a review and reconciliation process before the contractor moved to court to seek payment of the outstanding balance.
• In the meeting, Senator Tabitha Mutinda said the issues were partly due to delays in communication, noting that Governor Wanga would not have needed to appear had county officers submitted the documents on...
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Senate Gives PPRA 7 Days to Verify Homa Bay County Procurement Records. Photo ODM "We will not accept the face value of the submission without getting PPRA, getting to the portal, cross-verify the information provided by the county government versus what is uploaded, and whether the queries you raise to the committee have been satisfactorily addressed," Roba said. 2:37 pm Motorists Make Fresh Demand Over Fuel Prices Fri, 2 Oct 2026.

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