BY SAM ALFAN
Bomas of Kenya Chief Executive Officer Peter Gitaa Karia has been taken to court for buying plates and cups, cutlery, and other kitchen items without following due process.
Karia is accused of failing to comply with the law relating to procurement and engaging in the procurement process without an approved budget.
He appeared before Milimani Anti-Corruption Chief Magistrate Thomas Nzakyo and denied the charges.
Between 29th December in the year 2020 and 30th June in the year 2021 within Nairobi County being CEO of Bomas of Kenya, Karia is accused to have willfully failed to comply with procurement section 44(2)(a) of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015 by engaging in procurement process without approved budget in relation to Quatation 15/kitchen items.
They include Quatation 16/utensils, Quatation 17/kitchen items, quatation 18/plates & cups and quatation 19/cullery and other items during the financial year 2020/2021.
The Bomas of Kenya boss is further accused that being the CEO he failed to comply with the law relating to Procurement section 48 of the procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015 by failing to appoint an Ad Hoc inspection and acceptance committee in relation to quatation 17/kitchen items during the financial year 2020/2021.
He is facing seven counts relating to failure to tbe said procurement of kitchen utensils.
He was released on a bond of Sh5 million or alternative cash bail of Sh1 million.
