Fresh purge looms at KPA as EACC moves in

China Roads and Bridges Construction workers erect heavy metals into the ocean at the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) headquarters causeway to construct the Standard Guage Railway (SGR) bridge line to connect berths one to nine from the marshaling yard, February 13, 2018. [PHOTO/GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

Corporate and national politics coupled with a spirited bid by top Jubilee officials to take full control of key parastatals triggered Thursday's transfers, demotions and removal of 14 officers at the Kenya Port Authority (KPA).

It has emerged that more changes targeting senior officers at the port are in the offing and could be unleashed as soon as Monday as pressure mounts on Managing Director Catherine Mturi-Wairi to prove her worth.