Nairobi County government decentralises procurement in bid to fight City Hall cartels

Dr Robert Ayisi.

What you need to know:

  • The county secretary added that the redeployment of officials will also increase efficiency.
  • He said City Hall had embraced Ifmis, which will be used to pay suppliers and contractors.
  • A payment committee will be formed to ensure that procurement priorities are paid for on time.
  • He also revealed that City Hall had extended the NYS garbage collection contract for another 60 days.

Nairobi County government has decentralised its procurement department and redeployed its officers in a bid to disrupt cartels at City Hall.

This follows Governor Evans Kidero’s declaration that he would remove cartels that he said were hampering development in the city.

Speaking to journalists in his office, acting County Secretary Robert Ayisi said every department would have a procurement committee and a tender committee that would deal with procurements for projects costing less than Sh5 million.

Dr Ayisi said procurement would go online to reduce human interaction that had led to corruption at City Hall.

"All procurements will be done online from the tendering to payment, which will only take a period of 30 to 60 days," said Ayisi.

The county secretary added that the redeployment of the officials would also increase efficiency, saying cartels thrive in environments where office holders stay in one position for long a time.

EMBRACE IFMIS

Dr Ayisi said City Hall had embraced the Integrated Financial Management Information System (Ifmis), which will be used to pay suppliers and contractors.

A payment committee will be formed to ensure that procurement priorities are paid for on time.

“The payment committee will track the progress of payment and also determine the fast-tracking of payment to the contractors,” said Dr Ayisi.

He also promised Nairobians that services would be delivered promptly.

He also revealed that City Hall had extended the National Youth Service garbage collection contract for another 60 days, saying county officials were satisfied with the job the NYS had done so far.