This archive report was first published on 7 October 2021.
October 7, 2021 ¶
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has blacklisted a Kenyan IT firm, Express Automation Limited, over allegations of fraud in a tender for the technical security upgrade of the AfDB's Eastern Africa Regional Centre in Nairobi.
According to AfDB, an investigation by the Bank's Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption found that Express Automation Limited engaged in fraudulent practices during the tender process.
The technical security upgrade was aimed at upgrading the existing security system in the AfDB's Eastern Africa Regional Centre.
AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina has announced the 36-month debarment of Express Automation Limited, effective from August 18, 2021. During this period, the company and its affiliates will be ineligible to participate in AfDB-financed projects.
The debarment also qualifies for cross-debarment by other multilateral development banks, including the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the World Bank Group.
At the expiry of the debarment period, Express Automation Limited will only be eligible to resume participation in African Development Bank Group-financed projects after implementing an integrity compliance programme consistent with the bank's guidelines.
