Supreme Court orders Kebs to pay Dubai firm Sh2bn in contract row
Wednesday December 30 2020
By VICTOR JUMA
Summary
The contract was suspended in March 2010 after petroleum dealers raised pump prices by Sh3 per litre to cover the inspection fee which fell on them.
The move saw Geo-Chem, which was not compensated for the investment it made in fulfilling the contract, take the dispute to arbitration and winning.
Kebs then filed its objection at the High Court in a winding legal battle that was settled by the Supreme Court on December 18 in favour of the Dubai-based firm.
The Supreme Court has ordered the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) to pay a Dubai-based firm Sh2 billion for breach of contract.