This archive report was first published on 10 September 2019.
Published on September 10, 2019, detectives from the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have been camping at the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) to investigate claims of graft and tender irregularities.
According to sources, KPA Managing Director Daniel Manduku was questioned by a special team over the awarding of tenders valued at Sh1.1 billion for concrete slabs. The investigators reportedly asked Manduku if KPA regulations allowed such tenders to be given to companies without involving the Executive Committee (Excom).
“Dr Manduku has recorded a statement. He is not above the law to fail to record a statement if the police want him to do so,” said Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti.
The detectives are also investigating the deal surrounding the expansion of the port in Mombasa and Kisumu, as well as how the tender to relocate the Kilindini Oil Terminal was awarded. Sources further told The Standard that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) was also probing additional graft allegations at KPA.
Yesterday, Kinoti said he had deployed 50 new investigators to get to the bottom of the scandals that have rocked the port authority. Last month, 12 detectives were deployed to lead investigations at the Mombasa port, by-passing DCI officers stationed in the region.
Former KPA Procurement Manager Tony Nyamancha defended the companies that were awarded the tenders against any wrongdoing, stating that the firms in question had been prequalified for biannual tenders.
