This archive report was first published on 26 August 2019.
On August 26, 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta addressed senior officials at the Mombasa port, where Kenya's first crude oil shipment was being flagged off.
He warned the officials, including Managing Director Daniel Manduku and his predecessor Catherine Mturi-Wairi, that they would face consequences for their alleged misdeeds.
‘I want to tell them that there are people who have committed themselves to fighting corruption as a matter of life and death,’ the President said.
‘Please, do not say it was me. I have not sent anyone to steal. Those guys are not playing.’
President Kenyatta stated that the government knew top KPA officials had inflated tenders for the oil terminal and other projects.
‘We know the amount that we have spent and the one you intended to spend on that project. We are monitoring the situation and watching you,’ he said.
At least 16 KPA officials have recorded statements with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission over the scandal.
The tender for the project was inflated from Sh12 billion to Sh59 billion, according to the commission.
