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Kenya’s Finance Minister Henry Rotich has pleaded not guilty to corruption charges linked to the construction of two dams, a rare example of a sitting minister facing court in the graft-wracked country.

Kenya’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.

Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti has said he will seek arrest warrants for suspects from an Italian firm contracted to build the dams, and for those in Kenya who have not yet handed themselves in. “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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instead of listening to the head of NPA telling us that people will be arrested. She must arrest and like Kenya start at top of the food chain.

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