Treasury Locks Out Parastatals from Bidding on Security Tenders in Procurement Shake-Up

NAIROBI — The National Treasury is tightening the screws on State corporations, announcing plans to bar them from bidding for sensitive security contracts in a move expected to rattle the multibillion-shilling government procurement landscape. The directive, which will be anchored in updated public procurement regulations, targets parastatals that have increasingly ventured into supplying goods such as military-grade uniforms, arms, ammunition, and surveillance equipment — areas traditionally reserved for specialized security agencies and vetted private firms. This policy shift, according to insiders at the Treasury, is driven by rising.......