Nairobi, Aug. 6 -- More firms have locked horns over lucrative State tenders, with formally filed disputes topping Sh107.45 billion in the year to June 2025, signalling stiff competition and rising scrutiny over public procurement.

Disclosures by the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) show the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board--which is a quasi-judicial body that presides over public procurement disputes-- handled 161 cases during the review period.

During the year, 411 procuring entities reported 25,994 contract awards valued Sh217.45 billion. This means the value of disputed contracts was nearly half (49.4 percent).

State corporations had the most awarded tenders at Sh179.65 billion, followed by county govern...