Eight KMA senior officials held over Sh1b tender fraud

The Kenya Maritime Authority new headquarters building under construction in Mombasa's Mbaraki Road on June 9, 2020. [Kelvin Karani]

Eight Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) senior officers have been arrested over alleged Sh1.1 billion tender fraud.

Also arrested are entrepreneurs linked to the tender. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Hajji gave a green light for their prosecution saying he was satisfied with investigation by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) into the tender to construct a building in Mbaraki, Mombasa County, during the 2016/2017 financial year.