Former Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich. [File, Standard]Former Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich has been charged afresh with conspiracy to defraud the government more than Sh63 billion in the Arror and Kimwarer dams scandal. Rotich was charged afresh alongside former Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) boss David Kimosop, former Chief Economist Kennedy Nyakundi, Jackson Kinyanjui and Titus Muriithi. The first count stated that Rotich, Kimosop, Nyakundi, Kinyanjui and Muriithi conspired to defraud the government USD501,829,769 (Sh54 billion) by entering into a contract for construction of the Arror and Kimwarer multi-purpose dams without approval. Former Cabinet secretary Henry Rotich and ex-Principal Secretary Kamau Thugge at a Milimani anti-corruption court where they were charged with abuse of office and corruption.

Source: Standard Digital May 26, 2021 14:55 UTC