This archive report was first published on 29 July 2019.
On July 29, 2019, former Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) managing director David Kimosop was charged in court over the Sh63 billion Kimwarer and Arror dams scandal.
He was among nine suspects, including former National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich and his ex-Principal Secretary Kamau Thugge, who had yet to be arraigned after last week's arrest and charging of more than 10 suspects.
Mr. Kimosop was arrested on Friday morning at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as he returned to the country from Kinshasa in Democratic Republic of Congo through Tanzania.
The suspects are being charged with multiple counts, including abuse of office and conspiracy to commit an economic crime.
Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti ordered that one of the accused persons, Nelson Korir, should not be taken to the basement cells pending the processing of his bail terms.
Other suspects arraigned were Jackson Njau, Titus Mureithi, Elizabeth Kebenei, Fredrick Towett, Boniface Mamboleo Lengisho, Isaac Kiiru, and Patrick Kipsang.
The Director of Public Prosecution, through special prosecutor Taib Ali Taib, protested the failure of CMC di Ravenna directors to appear in court.
"What is at stake is not their availability but the refusal to submit themselves in court," Mr. Taib said, adding that Mr. Paulo Porcelli "is a fugitive. Despite being given the opportunity, he hasn't presented himself to court."
Lawyer Anami, representing Mr. Porcelli and Italian firms CMC Di Ravenna Itinera JV, and CMC Di Ravenna Itinera JV Kenya, told the court that the charges were defective and should be argued before plea is taken.
