The board said the company should have quoted Sh23.2 billion instead of Sh24.6 billion adding that the excess amount included by the company was to be used for some services which were supposed to be offered free.
The ruling was made after Haier Electrical Appliances Corporation Limited of China and HP filed an application on February 14 and 13 respectively to block the award tender by the Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi on February 7.
The Ministry of Education plans to roll out the programme in three years. The first batch of 400,000 laptops to various schools was expected by the end of March this year.
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