Katim Touray
Katim Touray is the Director of Administration at the Banjul City Council, who was mentioned in connection with alleged attempts to pressure Ida Njie into compliance regarding questionable procurement practices. His involvement in the procurement scandal comes amid serious allegations of fraud and conflicts of interest within the council, particularly surrounding the awarding of contracts to specific suppliers.
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Katim Touray was awarded the contract for the abattoir without going through the contracts committee.
BCC Admin Director reveals D4.1M spent on ‘faulty project’, alleges corruption and mismanagement
Gambia· 2025-07-18
Director of Planning Katim Touray received payments for project verification work duties.
BCC Ostend project full of corruption, procedural flaw – Lead counselGambia· 2025-07-10
Katim Touray, who joined BCC in 1993 and rose to the position of Director of Planning in 2013, admitted that the council awarded contracts based on personal selection rather than competitive tendering processes.
Mayor, senior officials implicated in irregular awarding of contract at BCCGambia· 2025-04-29
Katim Touray is the Management Director who allegedly tried to coerce Ida Njie into compliance.
Le Conseil Municipal de Banjul accusé de fraude dans la gestion d’un contrat d’achat de 13 millions de dalasisGambia· 2025-04-14
Katim Touray allegedly pressured Ida Njie into compliance regarding procurement procedures.
BCC accused of fraud in D13M procurementGambia· 2025-04-10