The tender for the procurement of the proposed new chambers of Parliament which will cost an estimated sh200 billion has been thrown into another controversy, after a whistleblower wrote to the Inspector General of Government (IGG) claiming collusion between the PPDA and officials handling the procurement at Parliament.

The July 16 petition received by the IGG claims senior officials at Parliament are in collusion with the regulator – the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA).

Five firms including Roko Construction Ltd, CRJE (East Africa) Ltd, China Civil Engineering Construction Company, China Complete Plant Import and Export, Seyani Brothers and Co. Ltd and China National Aero-technology International have been tussling out for the tender.

The IGG had in May asked PPDA to investigate the matter after she received complaints that the procurement was marred with corruption. On June 29, the Clerk to Parliament wrote to all bidders requesting them to extend their bids pending investigations.

However, the investigation has raised eyebrows after an informer tipped off the IGG claiming that PPDA, “have colluded with Parliament with intent to make a fraudulent award of contract after a well-planned collusive cartel between two bidders”.