This archive report was first published on 26 August 2019.
Published on August 26, 2019, detectives have completed investigations into cases of alleged graft and tax fraud at the port of Mombasa. The probe, led by Director of Criminal Investigation George Kinoti and Kenya Revenue Authority Commissioner General Githii Mburu, has been ongoing for the last seven days.
According to multiple sources, the DCI was probing the Sh560 million tender to construct 10,000 concrete barriers awarded by KPA to six local firms. The investigation is said to be massive and expansive, with reports indicating that the cost of the tender may have been inflated by 500 per cent and that some KPA managers may have received kickbacks.
Confidential sources indicate that high-level arrests will be made this week. The probe is part of a wider investigation into tax fraud by unscrupulous traders and KRA employees, which began in June after the taxman failed to meet its target of Sh1.6 trillion.
Meanwhile, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has also returned the files on the Sh40 billion Kilindini Oil Terminal (KOT) graft to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). The DPP had previously returned the KOT files to EACC Mombasa office with recommendations to fill gaps before it recommends the arrest and prosecution of top KPA officers.
Former procurement and supplies managers Antony Nyamancha and Yobes Oyaro have also recorded statements with EACC. Four months ago, a female employee of a company linked to a top port official was arrested after she allegedly tried to bribe EACC detectives to end the probe into KOT tender. EACC has never explained her fate.
