The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has urged the High Court to suspend the installation of traffic cameras worth Sh6.1 bilion.
The society in its case filed under certificate of urgency claimed the 25 cameras meant to be installed in Nairobi were procured illegally as there was no competitive bidding or public participation.
LSK's lawyer Frank Oriku said that the cost of the cameras was overpriced and meant to be spent in an opaque manner.
LSK, along with a road safety expert Gerald Osiemo, sued Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir, Speaker of National Assembly Moses Wetang'ula, the Secretary to the Cabinet Mercy Wanjau, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, and Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja. "The ongoing implementation of the project imposes an immediate and unjustified financial burden on the taxpayers and risks misuse of public resources in contravention of the Public Finance Management Act, and the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act," argued Oriku.
