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Mandera residents now want the High Courts to suspend tenders over discrimination

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Mandera county legislatures now want the High Court to suspend all tenders advertised by the county government over discrimination

Mandera County secretary Okash Adan

Mandera County secretary Okash Adan

Ward representative Mr Jimaldin Adan Ahmed together with ten Mandera residents accused the county governor Ali Roba of excluding women, youths and persons with disability in the advertised tenders.
“The governor and county secretary, Mr Okash Adan, cancelled tenders reserved for the special category group,’ they claimed.
A September 25, 2013 directive from Treasury requires county governments to allocate 30 per cent of their procurement to the youth, women and persons with disabilities.

 

 

 

 

County representative Jimaldin Ahmed.

County representative Jimaldin Ahmed.

According to MCA Ahmed, the county bosses advertised over 200 tenders from the day they assumed office through to October 31, but did not provide a special consideration for women, youth and people with disability.
Ahmed said he was shocked by a decision undertaken by the county governor and the secretary to re-advertise the tenders “without providing for the disadvantaged groups.”
“Mandera county leaders are violating the Leadership and Integrity Act,” they argued through lawyer David Muthama.
“I would like the court to certify the case urgent since the tenders will be awarded in the first week of January,” Muthama said, adding that this was not the first time Mr Roba and his county secretary had failed Mandera voters
“The period to correct the injustice and save taxpayers’ money will have lapsed by then, they argued. The county will not incur any loss if tenders are stopped,” the lawyer said.
Judge Isaac Lenaola of the High Court certified the matter as urgent and scheduled the suit for hearing by the duty vacation judge on December
29.

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