Kenya appoints acting finance minister as incumbent faces graft charges
Labour minister to stand in after Henry Rotich is charged with tender corruption in dams scandal
24 July 2019 - 16:57
Nairobi — Kenya’s presidency appointed labour minister Ukur Yatani as acting finance minister on Wednesday, a day after incumbent Henry Rotich was charged with corruption.
Rotich, who has been in the finance post since 2013, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to corruption charges in connection with tenders for the construction of two dams...
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