DNK International By Our Reporter,Nairobi.
The Nairobi City County Government has been temporarily barred from executing a multi-billion solid waste management tender awarded to Zoomlion Ghana Limited.
This was after the High Court of Kenya issued conservatory orders pending further directions.
The order was issued by Justice Moses Ado on March 5, 2026 following a petition filed at the Milimani Commercial and Tax Division.
The judge temporarily stopped the county government from implementing the tender until March 16, 2026, when the case will be mentioned for further directions.
Justice Ado ruled that a temporary conservatory order be issued pending the court mention.
“That in the meantime, a conservatory order in terms of prayer (b) of the application is hereby granted on a temporary basis pending the said mention, with liberty to any party to apply,” the judge ordered.
The petition was filed by Jeremy Kinyua Emilio, who argues that the awarding of the tender to the Ghanaian company was illegal and unconstitutional because it allegedly lacked approval from the Office of the Attorney General of Kenya.
In the application, Kinyua sought orders stopping the county government and several officials from implementing Tender No. NCC/ENV/RFP/109/2025-2026, which covers the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and transfer of an integrated solid waste management system for the capital.
The petitioner listed the county’s Chief Officer for Environment, Director of Supply Chain Management, and the County Secretary among the respondents in the case.
Kinyua also argued that the award of the new tender could interfere with ongoing contracts already being executed by local firms in Nairobi’s waste management sector.
According to court filings, a local company had earlier won a 2025 tender to hire heavy equipment, plant, and machinery at the Dandora Dumpsite to support waste management operations.
Another local contractor is currently providing solid waste collection, transportation, and disposal services in Kibra.
However, the petitioner claims the county government has allegedly failed to make regular payments to these local service providers despite the contracts being active.
He further raised concerns over a Sh50 million bank guarantee submitted by the Ghanaian firm, arguing that it signals a potentially multi-billion-shilling contract that could lead to significant financial losses if implemented unlawfully.
The case will be mentioned on March 16, 2026, when the court is expected to give further directions on the matter.
[DNK-International@March 10,2026]
