Nairobi, Feb. 3 -- The public procurement watchdog is pursuing 221 constituency offices, three counties, and a number of State agencies for failing to deduct a new levy when paying suppliers and contractors.

The offices are being pursued for breaching the law, which requires them to deduct 0.03 percent of payments to contractors and suppliers, as the Public Procurement Capacity Building Levy.

The levy came into force in September 2024 and is meant to be remitted to the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) to facilitate training and other capacity-building initiatives for procurement officers.

The PPRA on Monday said while compliance among State departments has been commendable, more than three-quarters of National Government ...