Nairobi — Kenyan investigators arrested the former CEO of the electoral commission and two others in dawn raids on Wednesday, the latest twist of a scandal that has already led to Britain’s first conviction of a company for foreign bribery. President Uhuru Kenyatta is under increasing pressure to curb endemic corruption before elections, which are due in August. His government has been engulfed by financial scandals, although Wednesday’s arrests concern contracts signed before he took office. Former election official James Oswago was charged in court with receiving bribes from Trevy Oyombra, the agent for British firm Smith & Ouzman, a printing company that won contracts to print election material in past votes. The men appeared in court with Hamida Ali, who covered her face with a golden veil stamped with the Chanel logo as prosecutors alleged she facilitated payments using her bank account. All three have denied any wrongdoing. Procurement laws Prosecutors say the accused used the...
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