Nation has slightly different <http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Government-cancels-tenders-for-laptop-project/-/1056/2036152/-/ic50gl/-/index.html>(correct?) numbers. "The lowest bidder quoted a price of Sh32 billion against an anticipated budget of Sh12 billion, creating a deficit of Sh20 billion,” said Mr Kaimenyi 20B is the deficit. Anyway, here is the breakdown of the bidders: HP Commercial (lowest bidder) - Sh32 billion Chinese company Huawei PTE Ltd (highest bidder) - Sh60.5 billion. Samsung Electronics - Sh39.1 billion Symphony Technologies - Sh38 billion Haier Technologies - Sh34 billion ZTE Corporation - Sh33 billion Telcom Kenya - Sh32 billion And yes, it's Telcom Kenya, not Telkom Kenya. I hear there is a difference I'm thinking, since these 2 Kenyan companies must be subcontracting, unless we have started building the laptops, why not go directly to their subcontractors? Either way, this money was going outside. And don't tell me about investing in local companies. That'd be bull in this scenario On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 12:59 PM, motobaridi <motobaridi@gmail.com> wrote:
Somebody enlighten me: Is this budget covering only the laptops, or does it include software (+ licences?), support, training, infrastructure?
On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Bwana Lawi <mail2lawi@gmail.com> wrote:
"Education Cabinet Secretary Prof Jacob Kaimenyi announced that the tender process was canceled as lowest bidder quoted *Ksh 32B against an anticipated budget of Ksh 20B.*"
I really need to position myself :)
More on this here<http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000095732&story_title=jubilee-laptop-project-halted>
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