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Cabinet did not approve Sh22b dam in Kimwarer

Finance Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich (right) and Principal Secretary Kamau Thugge at a Milimani. 

Scandal-ridden Sh22 billion Kimwarer Dam, which saw the dramatic arrest and prosecution of Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich, was not approved by the Cabinet, an audit report has disclosed.

Auditor General Edward Ouko, in a report tabled in the National Assembly yesterday, said there was no documentary evidence to show that the multi-billion-shilling project was officially sanctioned.

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