This archive report was first published on 1 August 2019.
On August 1, 2019, a container carrying computers and electronic equipment donated by the Chinese government to the Kenyan Parliament mysteriously disappeared between the port of Mombasa and Nairobi.
The computers, valued at an undisclosed amount, were part of a donation from the National People's Congress of China and were meant to be delivered to the Parliament through the Chinese Embassy in Kenya.
The Clerk of the National Assembly, Michael Sialai, confirmed that the container was delivered to Parliament on Tuesday but was found to be empty when the seals were opened.
"Indeed, a container arrived at the Parliament square and upon opening the container seals, the container was confirmed to have been empty," Sialai said in a statement.
The Chinese Embassy in Kenya has confirmed that it had contracted Bollore Africa Transport and Logistics Ltd to deliver the consignment, but has now handed the matter over to the police.
"We notice the National Assembly has informed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to handle the matter and believe that with the professionalism of DCI this matter will be resolved, and equipment recovered with their intervention," the Chinese Embassy said in a statement.
