This archive report was first published on 14 October 2019.
October 14, 2019, Nairobi County Governor Mike Sonko is facing another probe by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) over alleged irregular payments in the construction of Dandora Stadium.
The Sh1.03 billion project, which includes the construction of four stadia in Nairobi, has been marred by allegations of procurement irregularities and illegal payments.
According to EACC communications officer Yasin Amaro, the commission has launched preliminary investigations into the matter following a complaint received in June 2019.
"Yes, we have already received the complaint and as is the tradition, we have initiated preliminary investigations," said Mr Amaro.
The investigations are targeting top county officials over their involvement in the violation of procurement laws in regards to procuring a contractor for the multi-million project.
The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) had earlier flagged irregularities in the awarding of the tender, alteration of contract specifications, suspected irregular payments, and forgery of documents.
PPRA had indicted the county government for paying Sh196.87 million to the contractor despite the technical evaluators questioning the quality of work.
However, Governor's Director of Communication Elkana Jacob refuted the payments claims, saying that the contractor has been paid only Sh98 million.
"People should not be hasty in making conclusions in matters of finance but be very keen. If not for constant politics, Nairobi would be very far," said Mr Jacob.
