ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act
33. Roles and Responsibilities of the County Government
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
33. Roles and Responsibilities of the County Government
(1)A County Treasury shall be the organ responsible for the implementation of public procurement and asset disposal policy in the county.(2)Without prejudice to the general provisions of sub-section (1), the County Treasury shall establish a procurement function which shall—(a)implement public procurement and asset disposal procedures;(b)coordinate administration of procurement and asset disposal contracts;(c)coordinate consultations with county stakeholders of the public procurement and asset disposal system in liaison with the National Treasury and the Authority;(d)advise the accounting officers of county government entities on public procurement and asset disposal matters;(e)co-ordinate county government monitoring and evaluation of the supply chain function of county government entities including ensuring compliance;(f)promote preference and reservations schemes for small and micro enterprises and other disadvantaged groups, citizen contractors, women, youth, persons with disabilities, minorities and marginalized groups in public procurement at the county;(g)promote preference and reservation schemes for residents of the county to ensure a minimum of twenty percent in public procurement at the county;(h)administer the scheme of service for county government procurement and supply chain management officers and capacity building.(3)The County Treasury may prescribe an institutional framework to provide for the procurement, administration and management of common user items for the county government.