Kenyan finance minister pleads not guilty to corruption

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Henry Rotich, along with other senior government officials, is facing corruption charges over the award of two dam tenders

Kenyan finance minister Henry Rotich . Picture: REUTERS/BAZ RATNER

Rotich and other senior officials are accused of conspiring to defraud the public, among other charges. The charges against Rotich stem from a police investigation into the misuse of funds in two dam projects planned for the west of the country, overseen by Italian construction company CMC Di Ravenna.

 

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