This archive report was first published on 27 August 2019.
On August 26, 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta addressed senior Kenya Ports Authority officials implicated in the Sh40 billion Kipevu oil terminal scandal, urging them to take responsibility for their actions.
Speaking at the Mombasa port during the flagging off of Kenya's first crude oil shipment, President Kenyatta stated that the government was aware of the 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.
"We know the shoddy deals that you are involved in and the delays that you are staging for your own gains."
At least 16 KPA officials, including Managing Director Daniel Manduku and his predecessor Catherine Mturi-Wairi, have recorded statements with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission over the scam.
The tender for the controversial project was inflated from Sh12 billion to Sh59 billion, according to the commission.
