CA scarred by dismissed tender rigging cases

Competition Authority case.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Competition Authority case.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The recent dismissals of two bid-rigging cases that the Competition Authority (CA) had referred to the Competition Commission for adjudication might have come as a bitter blow to the competition watchdog.

Available data shows that since its establishment in 2011, the authority has investigated nine anti-competitive cases, which were later referred to the commission. Out of these, the authority won three and withdrew five cases, while two have been lost.

One of the cases that were lost involved two food-supplying companies – Creative Business Solutions and Rabbit Group – that were accused of dividing a tender amongst themselves and colluding to fix prices, in contravention of the Competition Act. The Competition Authority lost the case on technicalities.

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