Embattled Bomas of Kenya Chief Executive Officer Peter Gitaa Koria will be charged over procurement irregularities amounting to KSh8.5 million.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) says decision to prosecute the suspended CEO followed an investigation by the EACC.
The probe by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), ODPP says, shed light on the procurement irregularities and splitting of tenders leading to irregular awards to suppliers in Financial Year 2020/2021.
The ODPP says that Koria was found to have engaged in procurement irregularities in the award of the following public tenders: Quotation No.15/Kitchen Items; Quotation No.16/Utensils; Quotation No.17/Kitchen Items; Quotation No.18/Plates & Cups and Quotation No.19/Cutlery & Other Items which were not factored in the Bomas of Kenya’s Budget and Procurement Plan FY 2020/2021.
The ODPP has directed that the suspect be charged with:
- Willful failure to comply with the law relating to procurement by engaging in a procurement process without an approved budget,
- Willful failure to comply with the law relating to procurement by engaging in a procurement process without approved procurement plan, and
- Willful failure to comply with the law relating to procurement by failing to establish an Ad Hoc Inspection & Acceptance Committee.
“The OPP remains committed to executing its constitutional mandate in accordance with the rule of law and further, with due regard to the public interest, the administration of justice, and avoidance of abuse of the legal process,” the ODPP says.
