Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua accused senior officials in former President Uhuru Kenyatta's administration of stealing Ksh16 billion days before handing over power.
Addressing Tetu Constituency professionals converged in Nairobi on Friday, March 3, the Gachagua claimed that the accused stole Ksh6 billion two days before the August 9, 2022, General Election.
They also reportedly siphoned Ksh10 billion after President William Ruto's win was challenged at the Supreme Court by Azimio presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga.
The money was packed in boxes at an airport in Nairobi before being flown using choppers to the homes of government officials, he claimed.
"The Ksh10 billion was used to purportedly pay some contractors. Money was being brought in cartons and flew with choppers to peoples' homes," Gachagua added.
Gachagua, however, failed to mention the government officials involved in the Ksh16 billion scandal.
By the time of this publication, the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) had not issued a statement regarding Gachagua's allegations.
At the same time, Gachagua lamented that international lenders had blacklisted Kenya due to the debt left by Uhuru's administration.
He, however, expressed optimism, revealing that the embargo had been lifted, allowing the country to engage international lenders to get credit.
"But I want to give you hope. Before we came, international lenders had blacklisted us, but we have now been given a thumbs up," Gachagua disclosed.
"We can now engage international lenders if we want any credit," he insisted.
His sentiments came amidst reports that Kenya sought Ksh76 billion from international banks to fund the country's project.
The move followed the Cabinet's decision to abandon the country's Ksh10 trillion debt ceiling in favour of floating the target of 55 per cent of Gross Domestic Product.
