Kenya’s Finance Minister Henry Rotich sits at the Milimani Law Court in Nairobi as he attends a hearing to face corruption charges, on July 23, 2019. SIMON MAINA / AFPKenya’s Finance Minister Henry Rotich pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to corruption charges linked to the construction of two dams, a rare example of a sitting minister facing court in the graft-wracked country.
Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti set bail for Rotich and his top administrator Kamau Thugge at 15 million shillings in cash or the option of a bond worth 50 million shillings. “Investigations established that government officials flouted all procurement rules and abused their oath of office to ensure the scheme went through,” he said.
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