Tuesday, December 17, 2024 - The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) now wants Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) board chairperson Mary Wambui fired ASAP.
COFEK has moved to court seeking
Wambui’s ouster, citing conflict of interest as the key reason behind their
petition.
In particular, COFEK alleged
that companies associated with the businesswoman and her family received
tenders for the Digital Super-Highway Project.
"Part of clause 3.1 of the tender documents provided that ‘Public employees and their close relatives (spouses, children, brothers, sisters, and uncles and aunts) are not eligible to participate in the tenders’. Similarly, clause 3.2 disqualified public officers and/or their relatives or entities.
"Clause 3.3 further in detail disqualified
those with a conflict of interest from the tender," read the statement in
part.
"Despite these clear,
express and unambiguous provisions, as supplemented by constitutional and
statutory dictates, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Respondent caused the awarded of the
tender to among others, entities which have a direct link to the 1st
Respondent- the Chairperson of the Communications Authority of Kenya."
In its statement, COFEK alleged
that Nightigale Enterprises Limited linked to the daughter changed its name to
Nighitigale (E.A) Limited and shareholding before receiving tenders for the
project.
According to the consumer
protection unit, the company received 6 tenders amounting to millions of
shillings.
"The alteration of
Nighitigale (E.A) Limited shareholding structure to omit the 1st Respondent’s
daughter only happened in the period after submission of the bids for the
Digital Super Highway tender but before the award of the contract.
"Therefore, beyond
peradventure, the only logical conclusion is that the changes to the
shareholding structure were engineered to conceal the real beneficial owners
set to benefit following the company’s winning the tenders for the Digital
Super-Highway project," read the statement in part.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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