Kenya's finance minister arrested on graft charges

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Kenya’s finance minister was arrested on Monday on corruption charges linked to a mega dam project, a rare example of a sitting minister detained on such allegations in the graft-wracked country.

, abuse of office and financial misconduct in the latest multi-million dollar corruption scandal to rock the east African nation.

Haji said the conception, procurement and payment processes for the project was “riddled with irregularities”. According to the contract, the project was to cost a total of $450-million , but the treasury had increased this amount by $164-million “without regard to performance or works,” said Haji.Another $6-million was paid out for the resettlement of people living in areas that would be affected by the project, but there is no evidence of land being acquired for this, the chief prosecutor said.

The arrest prompted French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire to call off a planned visit to Kenya on Tuesday, during which he was scheduled to meet with Rotich, according to the embassy.

 

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