This archive report was first published on 23 December 2019.
On July 22, 2019, the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) apprehended Jackson Kinyanjui, a wanted fraud suspect, at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport upon his arrival from the USA.
According to the DCI, Kinyanjui was also wanted for his connection in the Arror-Kimwarer dams scandal. He was stopped by Immigration officials and later handed over to DCI detectives.
During interrogation, Kinyanjui alleged that he had been cleared to travel after securing his passport from the Milimani Law Courts following a previous arrest.
He remains in police custody as investigations continue.
As part of the ongoing investigations, Treasury CS Henry Rotich and his PS Kamau Thugge are among 26 government officials charged in the multibillion-shilling Kimwarer and Arror dams' scandal.
They are facing 24 charges, including abuse of office and conspiracy to defraud.
According to the charge sheet, Rotich was charged with two counts of abuse of office, while Thugge faced five counts of the same offense.
Part of the charge sheet read, “That on April 18, 2017, being the Cabinet Secretary National Treasury and Planning, you used your office to improperly confer a benefit to CMC Di Ravenna- Itiniera joint venture by unlawfully executing a facility agreement for the funding of the development of Arror multi-purpose dam.”
