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Kenyan National Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Henry Rotich, was arrested Monday on charges that he financially mismanaged a dam construction contract awarded to the Italian company CMC di Ravenna.
In a statement, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Noordin Haji, outlined the course of the investigation, which began in September 2018 and was made public in March. Haji found that the Kenyan officials involved “flouted all procurement rules” and “the law was circumvented to ensure that CMC di Ravenna got the contract.” Though the government’s contract with CMC di Ravenna estimated that the two projects would cost 46 billion Kenyan shillings, Haji found that the National Treasury allocated 63 billion for the project, and his report alleges that the Kenyan officials and private individuals involved embezzled the difference. Haji noted that the dams under investigation, Arror and Kimwarer, represent two of five dam contracts that have been recently awarded to CMC di Ravenna. All five projects are either incomplete or not yet started.
Rotich is one of 28 individuals charged by Haji’s office. Other officials include Principal National Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Kamau Thugge, Principal Secretary of the Ministry of East Africa Community, Susan Jemtai Koech, and Inspector General of State Corporations, Titus Muriithi. Haji also indicted CMC di Ravenna’s director of operations, Paolo Porcelli. All 28 individuals are charged with eight offenses ranging from Conspiracy to Defraud, Fraudulent Acquisition of Public Property, and Willful Neglect to Perform Official Duty.
Haji’s statement emphasized the importance of his investigation in the context of Kenya’s history of government corruption:
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In a statement, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Noordin Haji, outlined the course of the investigation, which began in September 2018 and was made public in March. Haji found that the Kenyan officials involved “flouted all procurement rules” and “the law was circumvented to ensure that CMC di Ravenna got the contract.” Though the government’s contract with CMC di Ravenna estimated that the two projects would cost 46 billion Kenyan shillings, Haji found that the National Treasury allocated 63 billion for the project, and his report alleges that the Kenyan officials and private individuals involved embezzled the difference. Haji noted that the dams under investigation, Arror and Kimwarer, represent two of five dam contracts that have been recently awarded to CMC di Ravenna. All five projects are either incomplete or not yet started.
Rotich is one of 28 individuals charged by Haji’s office. Other officials include Principal National Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Kamau Thugge, Principal Secretary of the Ministry of East Africa Community, Susan Jemtai Koech, and Inspector General of State Corporations, Titus Muriithi. Haji also indicted CMC di Ravenna’s director of operations, Paolo Porcelli. All 28 individuals are charged with eight offenses ranging from Conspiracy to Defraud, Fraudulent Acquisition of Public Property, and Willful Neglect to Perform Official Duty.
Haji’s statement emphasized the importance of his investigation in the context of Kenya’s history of government corruption:
Rotich will appear in court on Tuesday.
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