The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched a probe into three Cabinet Secretaries who allegedly flew to Rome, Italy, to receive bribes from a contractor.
The contractor, engaged in government projects, was controversially paid Ksh7 billion in advance, yet the process of acquiring the land for the project had not been concluded.
According to Standard, directors of the Italian firm have recorded a statement with the DCI in connection with the claims.
This revelation was made on Tuesday during a meeting between contractors, Government officials and bosses of investigative agencies.
Over 500 contractors attended the meeting and were warned that foreign contractors would be jailed or deported for bribing public officers.
Interior PS Karanja Kibicho would read out the name of a project then call the respective CEO or PS and contractor to explain the progress and the challenges causing delays.
The meeting was chaired by Interior CS Fred Matiang’i
Those who attended the closed-door meeting at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies in Nairobi were asked to surrender their phones.
“We were frisked at the entrance and asked to hand over our phones to security,” a source intimated.
Contractors and senior State officials have come under investigation over a growing trend where hefty bribes are paid out, mostly in foreign capitals, to influence the awarding of tenders.
