Nairobi, Feb. 17 -- The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has been ordered to revive a cancelled tender worth $2.27 million (Sh292.9 million) for the inspection of its 450-kilometre multi-product pipeline from Mombasa to Nairobi, turning the spotlight on its procurement team.

The directive follows a ruling by the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board (PPARB), which declared the termination unlawful and procedurally flawed.

The Board found that the State-owned company failed to justify its claims of "material governance issues" and neglected mandatory procedural steps.

The tender, advertised in September 2025, sought In-Line Inspection (ILI) services for Line 5 of the pipeline. According to tender documents, the 20-inch diameter pip...