What it is about

The Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2015 (the PPADA, 2015) came into force on 7th January, 2016. The PPADA, 2015 is an Act of Parliament that seeks to give effect to Article 227 of the Constitution which requires that an Act of Parliament be enacted to prescribe a framework within which policies relating to procurement and asset disposal in respect of a State organ or any other public entity shall be implemented. The PPADA, 2015 repealed the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005 (the PPADA 2005)

The PPADA, 2015 applies to all State organs and public entities with respect to procurement planning, procurement processing, inventory and asset management, disposal of assets and contract management. The PPADA, 2015 goes on to list the entities that would fall under the definition of a “public entity” including but not limited to the national and county governments (including any of their organs or departments), the Central Bank of Kenya, state corporations and companies owned by public entities.