THE Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has justified the award of a contract for supply of motorbikes to the highest bidder, a company called FES, otherwise formerly known as Power Equipment Limited. The selected bidder offered to supply 332 motorbikes to the government at a cost of K32, 221, 835.04. This is against the offer from the lowest bidder, Saro Agro who bid to deliver the units within the same period at a cost of K20, 584, 000.00 or Honda who bid to deliver at K22, 505, 616.00 in less time. According to the ministry, this decision was arrived at because other bidders who were demanding less did not meet the legal requirements. Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Head of...

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