GRILLING

Kiunjuri, Wamalwa at the DCI over Arror and Kimwarer dams

In Summary

• Two CS have both previously served in the Ministry of Water.

• Treasury CS  Henry Rotich was grilled for four days last week.

Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa with his Agriculture counterpart Mwangi Kiunjuri at the release of the 2016 Economic Survey Report in Nairobi, May 3, 2016.
Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa with his Agriculture counterpart Mwangi Kiunjuri at the release of the 2016 Economic Survey Report in Nairobi, May 3, 2016.
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Two Cabinet Secretaries will this morning appear before the Directorate of Criminal Investigations in the ongoing Arror and Kimwarer dams investigations.

The Devolution CS Eugene Wamalwa and his Agriculture counter Mwangi Kinjuri will appear separately for grilling at the DCI headquarters on Kiambu road.

Kiunjuri is expected at the serious crime offices at around 10.30 am while his Devolution counterpart is already at Mazingira house.

DCI boss George Kinoti is investigating claims that some contractors gave government officials kickbacks in order to get the tenders for the building of the dams.

Taxpayers are said to have lost Sh21 billion meant to build the dams. But the government led by Deputy President William Ruto and Treasury CS Henry Rotich have insisted that only Sh7.8 billion has been paid out as guaranteed advance payment.

Rotich was grilled by DCI investigators for 4 days over the course of last with while Kerio Valley Development Authority Managing Director David Kimosop was questioned for two days.

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