CAK boss says it has enough powers to probe anti-competitive conduct.
Kenya’s competition watchdog and the procurement regulator have stepped up a crackdown on tender cartels accused of colluding and inflating the cost of government projects, thus denying taxpayers value for money.
Bid rigging occurs when firms that are expected to compete for a contract secretly coordinate their bids instead of submitting independent offers, which could lead to some companies dropping out to allow a preferred, but costly, bidder.
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The move comes as the government seeks to tighten oversight of procurement, which accounts for about 60 percent of public…
The corrupt tender network continued seamlessly across different regimes.
Chairman Jose-Antonio Maurellet says implementing ‘criminal track’ alongside ‘civil track’ to encourage whistle-blowing will…
CAG K Sanjay Murthy called for AI-driven monitoring and stronger CAG-CCI coordination to detect corruption, cartelisation and bid…
The alarming cases of procurement inflation in South Africa, where government institutions have overpaid for essential goods and…
Senior Counsel Jat Sew-tong also says competition commission will conduct study into city’s auto fuel market amid surge in prices.
