This archive report was first published on 22 July 2019.
On Monday, detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested three officials from the Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) in Eldoret. The officials, David Juma Onyango and Francis Chepkonga Kipkech from the Tender Committee, as well as Charity Mui (Ad hoc Technical and Financial Evaluation Committee Team 2), are being detained at Central Police Station.
The arrests come after Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji ordered the DCI to effect the arrest and immediate arraignment of 28 suspects over the scandal. The alleged contract signed between KVDA and CMC Di Ravenna stated that Kimwarer Dam would cost $204,020,149.02 (approx. Ksh. 20 billion) while Arror Dam would cost $252,188,732.27 (approx. Ksh.25 billion), totaling approximately Ksh.46 billion.
However, the National Treasury negotiated a commercial facility increasing the amount to Ksh.63 billion; which is Ksh.17 billion more. As of January 2019, the government of Kenya had made payments totaling Ksh.19,714,366,991, including advance payment, commitment fee, insurance, and other costs.
On July 22, 2019, Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich and National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) CEO Geoffrey Wahungu presented themselves to the DCI headquarters after being sought over the multi-billion shilling scam.
