By the time the multi-billion shilling dams in Arror and Kimwarer in Elgeyo Marakwet County were downgraded in 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta's administration was embroiled in graft allegations.
In early 2019, officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) started investigations into suspected mismanagement of Sh21 billion meant for the construction of the two dams.