Another Day, another Scandal in Kenya. Such is the state of our nation, a nation that eats from it’s own people.
Time and again, Corruption scandals have hit the Country with many of the cases remaining unresolved with suspects involved either out on bail or just free with no action taken against them.
The latest scam to hit the Republic of Kenya is the shs68 billion Construction of Dams Scam.
Pressure is mounting on Treasury CS Henry Rotich and his water Counterpart Simon Chelugui to resign over the Mega Scandal.
Former Deputy Prime Minister and ANC Party Leader Musalia Mudavadi has called on the duo to step aside so as to give room for investigations.
Mudavadi said officials heading parastatals mentioned in the scandals should also quit for effective investigations.
As For the Cabinet Secretaries, Mudavadi has called on them to quit arguing that their continued stay in office will jeopardize investigations. He has also called on President Uhuru Kenyatta to sack the duon should they fail to voluntarily leave office.
“For a start, the Cabinet secretaries for Treasury and Water and the officers associated with this matter, including the CEO of Kerio Valley Development Authority, must go,” Musalia said in a statement yesterday.
He was responding to media reports that Sh38 billion was irregularly allocated to an Italian company to build Arror dam.
The allocation was done without regard for procurement procedure.
Other scandals involved Itare Dam Water Supply Project in Nakuru and Kimwarer Multi-Purpose Dam Project in Elgeyo-Marakwet.
The two were to be built at a cost of Sh40 billion and Sh28 billion respectively.
“We spent Sh21 billion on a project that had not even been designed. We carried out due diligence several months after making the payment,” the ANC boss said.
“We did the so-called due diligence in South Africa and not in Italy, where the bankrupt company is domiciled.”