Court gives DPP last chance to produce evidence, 18 Italians in Rotich case
Court give the office of the DPP and DCI a last adjournment for lack of supplying evidence and exhibits to Rotich and his co-accused persons.
Uhuru cancels Sh22.2bn Kimwarer Dam project
Uhuru orders cancellation based on report from a team he formed to scrunitise the two multipurpose dam projects.
Corridors of justice: CEO of Italian firm in dams scam faces arrest
Bernice Mbugua @BerniceMuhindi A Nairobi court yesterday issued a warrant of arrest against Paulo Porcelli, the CEO of Italian firm CMC di Ravenna that is at the centre of the Arror/Kimwarer dams scandal. In the same court, former Kerio Valley Development Authority Managing Director David Kimosop was charged with conspiracy to defraud the government over […]
State resigned to lose Sh21b in Kimwarer, Arror scandal
Zadock Angira @PeopleDailyKe The government appears resigned to lose the Sh21 billion already paid to Italian company CMC di Ravena for the stalled construction of Kimwarer and Arror dams, People Daily can report. In a legal advisory, the State Law Office also warns that the country’s obligation to pay outstanding amounts remains binding and enforceable, […]
No mattress, no blanket in cell: Inside Rotich’s brush with cold reality
National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich and his Principal Secretary Kamau Thugge spent Monday night at Muthaiga Police Station from where they were taken to court. Police sources said the CS was not accorded any preferential treatment and used the same facilities with other suspects, including spending the night on the cell floor without a […]
How dragon of corruption engulfs high-fliers in positions of influence
Eric Wainaina @PeopleDailyKe Until Monday this week, Treasury Cabinet secretary Henry Rotich who has been at the helm on the high profile docket since May 2013, was a poster of a successful professional in the financial sector and who many envied. The Harvard University-trained economist has worked for reputable institutions both locally and internationally […]
Rotich, Thugge to spend night in Industrial Area prison
Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich and his Principal Secretary (PS) Kamau Thugge will spend Tuesday night behind bars after failing to post their bonds. The duo were ordered to pay Sh50 million bond or Sh15 million cash bail to secure their freedom after denying all charges against them in the Kimwarer and Arror dams case. […]