Empresas lideradas por mulheres garantem 58% das licitações governamentais

Empresas de mulheres foram beneficiadas com 58,3% das licitações governamentais sob o programa AGPO no ano fiscal encerrado em junho de 2025. Dados da PPRA mostram contratos no valor de 33,1 bilhões de xelins de um total de 56,8 bilhões. Partes interessadas afirmam que a participação está abaixo das metas legais.

Dados da Autoridade Reguladora de Compras Públicas (PPRA) e do Tesouro Nacional mostram que empresas de mulheres receberam contratos no valor de 33,1 bilhões de xelins no ano fiscal encerrado em junho de 2025. Isso representa 58,3% dos 56,8 bilhões de xelins concedidos sob o programa de licitações AGPO do governo.

A organização Women Kenya declarou que os números deveriam ser maiores, já que as mulheres recebem apenas 18,1% das oportunidades do AGPO. Isso está abaixo dos 30% reservados para mulheres sob a Lei de Compras Públicas e Alienação de Ativos de 2015.

A presidente do KIMS, Jennifer Cirindi Njiru, expressou pesar pelo fato de que, embora as mulheres representem mais da metade da força de trabalho do setor de compras, menos de 20% ocupam cargos seniores. Falando em uma conferência em Mombaça, ela exortou as partes interessadas a envolverem as mulheres na implementação de políticas.

A conferência econômica feminina SHEconomy está programada para os dias 28 e 29 de maio em Nairóbi, esperando-se mais de 1.000 mulheres empreendedoras. A anfitriã e fundadora da Recolte, Betty Karimi, disse: “Estamos em um momento em que as questões econômicas estão tomando uma nova direção. Somos o pilar da economia e as mulheres trarão essas mudanças.”

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