Tag: Rotich

Court issues warrants of arrest against witnesses in former CS Rotich graft case

The Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has been ordered to arrest four senior government officials who are witnesses in the Ksh63 billion Arror and Kimwaer dam case against former Treasury Cabinet Secretary (CS) Henry Rotich and avail them within an hour in court. This is after Anti-Corruption Court magistrate Eunice Kagure Nyutu issued warrants of […]

Arrest warrants issued for 19 Italians over Kimwarer, Arror dams scandal

The 19, who were charged alongside former Finance bosses Rotich and Thugge, were not represented by an advocate.

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 […]

Senior civil servants likely to succeed Rotich at Treasury

The charging of National Treasury Cabinet secretary Henry Rotich and his Principal Secretary Kamau Thugge over the Sh63 billion Arror and Kimwarer dam scandal could mark the beginning of the end of their careers in the public service. The two have been placed in the middle of a theft syndicate that siphoned billions of shillings […]

Rotich, Thugge now charged with Sh51b Kimwarer and Arror dams fraud

Bernice Mbugua @BerniceMuhindi Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji yesterday tabled documents before a Nairobi court to show that National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich conspired with 15 others to defraud the government of Sh51 billion. The 16, who were later released on bond or cash bail, faced charges in relation to the construction […]

Experts ask Uhuru to plug leadership gap at the Treasury

Correspondent @PeopleDailyKe The Treasury is too critical a government function to be left without a substantive Cabinet Secretary. These are the sentiments coming from a cross section of experts and politicians concerning the current leadership vacuum at Treasury since the arrest and arraignment of Henry Rotich and a host of other top bosses at the […]

Detectives swoop on Rotich, 27 officials over dams scandal

Zadock Angira @PeopleDailyKe In a case of strange irony, Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich was watching a press conference by Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji announcing his arrest when detectives stormed his office and detained him over the Arror and Kimawarer dams scandal. Like many Kenyans, Rotich was curious to know the latest information […]