Probe into Sh91b dams saga kicks off in Rome

President Uhuru Kenyatta chairs a Cabinet meeting at State House, Nairobi, on August 14, 2018. Also present is Deputy President William Ruto. [File, Standard]

Parallel investigations have been launched in Rome to find out whether Italian Company CMC Di Ravenna bribed Kenyan Cabinet Secretaries to bag controversial dam projects worth Sh91 billion that have since collapsed.

This emerged as Water Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui fought to clear his name, saying he was not in charge when the contracts now under investigation were signed. He took over from Eugene Wamalwa, now the Devolution CS.