By Akanimo Sampson
African Development Bank Group has debarred Mactebac Contractors Limited for three years. It is with effect from last December 15.
The company which is registered in Kenya, has Joram Opala Otieno, as its director and shareholder.
An investigation conducted by the Bank’s Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption established that Mactebac Contractors Limited and Joram Opala Otieno engaged in fraudulent practices during a tender for the Construction Works for Malaba Water and Sanitation Project under the Kenya Towns Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Program in Kenya.
The debarment renders Mactebac Contractors Limited and its affiliates and Otieno ineligible to participate in Bank Group-financed projects during the debarment period.
Additionally, the debarment qualifies for cross-debarment by other multilateral development banks under the Agreement for Mutual Enforcement of Debarment Decisions, 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, Mactebac Contractors Limited will only be eligible to participate in Bank Group-financed projects on condition that it implements an integrity compliance program consistent with the Bank’s guidelines.
At the expiry of the debarment period, Otieno will only be eligible to participate in Bank Group-financed projects on condition that he completes an accredited integrity training.
The construction works for Malaba Water and Sanitation Project was a component of the Kenya Towns Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Programme in Kenya.
It is aimed to improve access, quality, availability and sustainability of water supply in nineteen towns and waste water management services in seventeen towns to improve quality of life and resilience against climate variability and change in Kenya. It was co-financed by the African Development Bank.
The Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption of the African Development Bank Group is responsible for preventing, deterring and investigating allegations of corruption, fraud and other sanctionable practices in Bank Group-financed operations.
