Kenyan finance minister Henry Rotich to be charged for corruption
Rotich and his co-accused face eight charges ranging from conspiring to defraud and financial misconduct
22 July 2019 - 14:16
Nairobi — Kenya’s finance minister will be arrested and charged over corruption related to the construction of two dams, the chief prosecutor said on Monday — an unprecedented event for a sitting minister in a country notorious for graft.
The charges against Henry Rotich stem from a police investigation into the misuse of funds in a dam project overseen by the Italian construction company CMC Di Ravenna. Rotich denied any wrongdoing in a large newspaper advertisement in March. The company has also denied any wrongdoing...
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