Ruto Didn t Help Me Get Ksh 1B Tender- Chicken Seller Testifies
25 February 2021 - 1:53 pm
Shop N Buy director James Cheluley when he appeared before the Public Investments Committee probing the Kemsa scandal at Parliament Buildings in Nairobi, on Wednesday, February 24 2020
The Standard
A trader who majors in the chicken selling business on Wednesday, February 24 denied having the support of Deputy President William Ruto in a Ksh1 billion tender that was processed in a record 24 hours.
James Cheluley, the director of Shop N Buy, testified before a parliamentary committee probing the Ksh7.8 billion scandal involving the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) scandal.
The firm, registered on February 14, 2020, was awarded contracts worth Sh1,030,000,000 in May 2020 to supply 100,000 pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) and 100,000 KN95 masks.
The firm also supplied PPE to Bennets Ventures, Edumart Enterprises and Trade Shop, which in turn supplied to Kemsa at a profit.
In a previous session, the committee was told by the suspended Kemsa procurement director Charles Juma how they were under pressure from the suspended chief officer Jonah Manjari to draft a commitment letter to the firm amid reports that the document was backdated.
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February 23rd 2021 at 14:01:06 GMT +0300
Meldian Enterprises Limited Managing Director, Joel Ndegwa before National Assembly s Public Investment Committee. [David Njaaga, Standard]
A director of a company that supplied Covid-19 related materials to the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa), has told a parliamentary committee that he sourced suppliers from social media.
Joel Ndegwa, Managing Director of Meldian Enterprises Limited said he had been planning to supply Kemsa since January while working abroad and searched online for suppliers of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Ndegwa s company won a Sh225 million tender to supply PPEs to the medical supplies agency. He has since been paid Sh117 million.
COVID-19 Millionaires: Ex-EACC Boss Halakhe Waqo Adversely Mentioned in KEMSA Scandal
The National Assembly’s Public Investment Committee (PIC) has summoned former Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) chief executive Halakhe Waqo after he was adversely mentioned in the multimillion-shilling graft scandal at Kenya Medical Supplies Authority(KEMSA).
The committee wants Waqo to explain his links with a company that won a Sh347 million State contract to supply 50,000 boxes of face masks despite the company’s limited financial capacity and lack of experience in medical supply.
The former anti-graft czar allegedly helped Aszure Commercial Services Limited secure a Sh347 million loan from First Community Bank (FCB) to supply KN95 masks to Kemsa.