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Kenya: Dams Scandal - Odinga Questions Ruto's Commitment to Anti-Graft War
Nation, 7 March 2019
ODM leader Raila Odinga has questioned Deputy President William Ruto's commitment to the fight against corruption, saying he must allow institutions to do their work… Read more »
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Kenya: MPs Suspend Dam Projects Over Corruption
Nation, 6 March 2019
The government yesterday suffered a major setback in its bid to build 24 dams across the country after Parliament ordered the projects stopped until due diligence is done on their… Read more »
Kenya Suffers Setback as MPs Suspend Dam Projects Over Corruption
The lawmakers want the investigative agencies to focus on projects financed through the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Financing model, saying the method was a major scam that would rip off Kenyans. Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich, who has been grilled by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations officers, have confirmed in an advertisement in a local daily that nearly U.S.$200 million had been spent on Arror and Kimwarer dams.
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Kenya: Treasury CS Rotich at DCI Headquarters for Another Grilling Over Dams Scandal
Capital FM, 5 March 2019
The Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich is yet again at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters for questioning over the dams' scandal. Read more »
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Kenya: Water CS Chelugui Says Arror and Kimwarer Dams Not Under His Docket
Capital FM, 5 March 2019
Water Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui now says that the Arror and Kimwarer dams which are faced by corruption allegations are not under his docket. Read more »
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Kenya: DCI to Grill Rotich Again on Arror, Kimwarer Dam Scandals
Nation, 5 March 2019
Treasury minister Henry Rotich finally left the Directorate of Criminal Investigations on Tuesday night, after about 12 hours of interrogation on the Sh21 billion Arror and… Read more »
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Kenya: Italian Firm in Dams Scandal Abandons Project in Nepal
Nation, 5 March 2019
The Italian firm at the centre of a raging controversy over two dams in Elgeyo-Marakwet County is fighting a legal battle in Nepal after it abandoned a project last December,… Read more »
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Kenya: Treasury CS Rotich at DCI for Grilling Over Dams Scandal
Nairobi News, 5 March 2019
Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich has arrived at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to answer questions on the controversy over construction of two dams in Elgeyo… Read more »
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Kenya: Why Kenya is Drowning in a High Grand Dam of Corruption and How to Start Fixing the Problem
Capital FM, 4 March 2019
The ancient Greek philosopher and historian Polybius (200-118 BC) attributed the social decay and destruction of the kingdom of Carthage to its political corruption and weak moral… Read more »
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Kenya: It's Actually Sh20 Billion - Rotich Negates Ruto on Dams Scam
Nation, 4 March 2019
Just how much has the government spent on two controversial dam projects in Elgeyo-Marakwet? The answer to that question depends on who between Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry… Read more »
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Kenya: CS Rotich Speaks About Dams Saga, Debt Burden
Nation, 3 March 2019
In a rare interview, Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich has broken his silence on the dams scandal that is threatening to cut short his six-year tenure at the helm of the country's… Read more »
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Kenya: Hard Questions Linger on Dams Scandal
Nation, 3 March 2019
Weeks after the dams scandal broke out, the Italian firm at the centre of the controversy is yet to issue a detailed public statement about the allegations, even as various parties… Read more »
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Daily Nation investigations have revealed that procurement processes and construction of most of the dams are being carried out under the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and ... Read more »
