Supplier of laptops to be named this week
PHOTO JEFF ANGOTE Principal Secretary M,inistry of Education Dr Belio Kipsang at a past function.
Preparations for the the roll-out of the multi-billion shillings laptop project are almost complete ahead of the naming of the supplier this week.
Vendor rivalry has intensified. Some of the hopeful companies have written to the Education ministry seeking post-evaluation clarifications as the tender process is expected to move to the final stages.
A team of eight government technocrats that toured China and India to assess the lowest bidder returned last week and is expected to submit its final report on Monday to the Education Principal Secretary.
Some of the vendors are seeking to expose their rivals’ weaknesses in order to have an upper hand in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s most popular campaign pledge.
On Sunday, Dr Belio Kipsang, the PS, told the Nation that plans for the launch of the project were on course and the basic training of trainers had been completed.
“We have already trained over 3,000 trainers who will from this week start training some 61,000 teachers around the country selected to teach under this programme,” he said.
Training centres had been established in all counties as part of logistical plans before the project launch, expected to be mid next month.
Hewlett Packard-Europe that finished second is seeking details of the final evaluation process in the tender where the winning supplier would supply 1.2 million laptops for learners and another 20,000 laptops for tutors.
