Blacklisted Firm Gets Sh2.7b Contract
East African Standard- April 20, 2004
Ntonyiri MP Maoka Maore (Kanu) said the Government has awarded
a contract worth Sh 2.7 billion to a company which was blacklisted in
Kenya six years ago. [Full Story…]
Revealed: Scandal Of Sh2.7bn
Daily Nation - April 21, 2004
Questions were raised in Parliament as to why, with the lowest tender
for immigration security and documents control at about Sh936 million,
the Narc administration offered instead to pay Sh2.7 billion. [Full
Story…]
Awori To Be Quizzed Over Sh2.7b Passport Scandal
Kenya Times - April 22, 2004
Vice-President Moody Awori is among four people to be questioned
over the Sh2.7 billion passport scandal, as more details emerged
yesterday. The four, who include two permanent secretaries and the
principal immigration officer, are to be quizzed by the Parliamentary
national security committee, next Tuesday.
[Full Story…]
Shs 2.8b Scam Exposed
The People Daily - April 27, 2004
The deal for the supply of finger printing machines and handcuffs
was sealed early last month at Nairobi’s Riverside estate between a
senior government official with mammoth influence and
representatives of the Indian company from and its local
representatives, sources disclosed. [Full Story…]
VP To Give Statement
Daily Nation - April 27, 2004
Vice-President Moody Awori is today expected to issue a Government
statement on the controversial Sh2.7 billion tender for passport issuing
equipment. Mr Awori will read a ministerial statement in Parliament
in response to questions raised about the deal and explain whether the
proper procedures were followed in awarding the contract. [Full
Story…]
VP To Give Comment On Passport Scandal
East African Standard - April 27, 2004
Vice-President Moody Awori will today issue a statement in Parliament
over the Sh2.7 billion passports tender scandal. [Full Story…]
Passport Scandal Probe Moves Into Treasury
Daily Nation - April 23, 2004
Investigations have been launched by the Kenya Anti-Corruption
Commission into the controversial Sh2.7 billion tender for passport
issuing equipment. [Full Story…]
Arrests Expected On Anglo Leasing
Daily Nation - July 31, 2004
Officials involved in corrupt deals associated with the Anglo Leasing
Company will be arrested and charged in court. [Full Story…]
Anglo Leasing Arrests Looming
East African Standard - September 29, 2004
Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission’s investigations into the Sh7 billion
Anglo Leasing scandal are at a critical stage and high-profile arrests
could be just days away. [Full Story…]
Anglo Leasing Suspects To Be Prosecuted
KBC - January 11, 2005
Justice and Constitutional affairs minister Kiraitu Murungi says that
suspects implicated in the Anglo Leasing scandal are to be prosecuted. [Full Story…]
Anglo-Leasing Culprits To Be Arrested, Says Wako
KTN - January 11, 2005
AG Amos Wako has said that the Government will arrest those involved
in Anglo Leasing next month. [Full Story…]
Wako On The Anglo Leasing Scandal
Nation TV - January 11, 2005
Attorney General Amos Wako said those incriminated in the Anglo
Leasing scandal would be prosecuted as soon as the investigations are
over. [Full Story…]
Anglo-Leasing File Yet To Reach A-G
East African Standard - January 12, 2005
Attorney-General Amos Wako yesterday said he is yet to receive the
investigation file on the Anglo-Leasing case. [Full Story…]
Anglo Leasing Suspects Could Be Charged Soon
Kenya Times - January 12, 2005
Attorney General Amos Wako yesterday said the individuals implicated
in the Anglo Leasing scandal may be prosecuted next month. [Full
Story…]
Anglo Leasing Report Submitted To AG
Nation FM - February 11, 2005
The Anglo Leasing Report has been submitted to the AG, with no
prominent names appearing. [Full Story…]
Anglo-Leasing Report Out
KTN - February 11, 2005
The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission has submitted the Anglo
Leasing report which mentions three people as the culprits. [Full
Story…]
Anglo Leasing Suspects To Be Arraigned In Court
KTN - February 15, 2005
At least six suspects of the Anglo Leasing scandal will be arraigned in
court tomorrow. [Full Story…]
TI Wants Anglo Leasing Probe Completed
KBC English Service - January 23, 2006
TI Kenya wants the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission to speed up
its Anglo Leasing investigation. [Full Story…]
Businessman Linked To Passport Deal
Daily Nation - April 26, 2004
A businessman with high-level connections in the Kibaki government
has been criss-crossing Europe seeking a financier for the controversial
Sh2.7 billion passports project. [Full Story…]
Contract To French Firm Highly Irregular
Daily Nation - May 7, 2004
The Sh2.7 billion single-sourced passport system procurement saga
currently raising a storm is certainly not the only one of its kind since
the Narc Government came into power. For instance, barely three
months after Narc’s landslide victory, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
(KCAA) awarded a euros 6.5 million (Sh611 million) contract to a
French company, Sofreavia, without competitive bidding. [Full
Story…]
Role Played By The Four In Passport Ignominy
Daily Nation - May 15, 2004
As the storm over the passport deal erupted, he (Magari) found himself
firmly in the spotlight as it was the Treasury that led the move to elevate
an ordinary upgrading of the passport issuing system by the
Immigration Department into a multi-phase project, at Sh2.7 billion,
more than three times the original cost.
[Full Story…]
The Actors In The Scandal
Daily Nation - May 19, 2004
In fact, many projects can escape scrutiny simply by being linked to
security. This is what happened to the passports project as its value
ballooned from a modest Sh800 million to Sh2.7 billion by direct
procurement. [Full Story…]
Queries Over Payment To UK Firm
Daily Nation - June 14, 2004
Questions are still being raised over the Government’s allocation of
Sh464 million to a company that is under investigation over the multimillion-
shilling passport scandal. [Full Story…]
City Firm In African Passport Inquiry
Liverpool Daily Post, UK - June 15, 2004
A Liverpool company is at the centre of a probe into a £21m passport
deal with an East African government, the Daily Post can reveal. [Full
Story…]
Complex Network Linking Liverpool Firm To Nairobi
Liverpool Daily Post, UK - June 15, 2004
The Daily Post today reveals the complex international financial web
which links a Liverpool-based company with an investigation into a
£21m passport deal in Kenya. [Full Story…]
Firm In Sh7 Billion Scandal Blacklisted
Kenya Times - June 17, 2004
Anglo Leasing, the company involved in massive tendering scandals
worth billions of shillings, has been blacklisted. Finance Minister David
Mwiraria told Parliament yesterday that the government will not engage
in any further business with the company. [Full Story…]
Firms At The Center Of Scandals Blacklisted
The People Daily - June 17, 2004
The Government has blacklisted Anglo Leasing and Finance Companythe
firm at the center of two tendering scandals involving billions of
shillings. [Full Story…]
Family In Deals Owns Billions In Investments
Daily Nation - June 22, 2004
A Kenyan family linked to the Briton behind the Sh7 billion tender
scandals has built a business empire spanning three continents. [Full
Story…]
Man At the Centre Of Scandals
East African Standard - June 28, 2004
The consultant named in the Sh2.7 billion Anglo Leasing Finance
Company’s passport scandal and the Sh4.2 billion forensic kit project,
Dr Merlyn Kettering, also featured in a controversial multi-million
computerisation project at the Kenya Airports Authority. [Full Story…]
Mystery Of The Anglo Leasing Octopus
East African Standard - July 8, 2004
The Government is in a quandary over what to do with three permanent
secretaries sacked in last week’s major reshuffle. Their sacking is linked
to the hydra-headed Anglo Leasing scandal, which has become a major
headache for the Government as its octopus-like tentacles continue to
entangle mysterious forces within and outside the country. [Full
Story…]
Key Man In Anglo Leasing Deals
Daily Nation - July 27, 2004
A preliminary investigation into the Anglo Leasing and Finance scandal
has zeroed in on the shadowy company’s linkman in Kenya. But a
report of the investigation […] revealed the linkman, Dr Merlyn
Kettering, was currently out of the country. [Full Story…]
Origin Of Anglo Leasing Project
The People Daily - July 27, 2004
Former President Daniel Moi’s cabinet approved the forensic laboratories
project following a request by the Criminal Investigation Department
(CID). [Full Story…]
Family Behind Secret Defence Deals
Daily Nation - January 26, 2006
One of the biggest defence and security contractors in Kenya is a family
which has been sporadically in the news over the past 10 years in
connection with controversial projects. [Full Story…]
Anglo-Leasing: Kamani Brothers Wanted
KTN - April 2, 2006
The KACC issues a Ksh.100,000 reward for the arrest of the Kamani
brothers, the alleged masterminds of the Anglo-Leasing scandal. [Full
Story…]
KACC Offers Reward For Businessmen’s Arrest
Daily Nation - April 3, 2006
Anti-corruption police have offered a reward for the arrest of two
businessmen believed to be at the centre of investigations into the Anglo
Leasing affair. [Full Story…]
Police Hunt For Kamani Brothers
East African Standard - April 4, 2006
Detectives pursuing two brothers in connection with the Anglo Leasing
scam say they have good leads on their whereabouts. [Full Story…]
Revealed - Secrets Of Sh58 Billion Deals
Daily Nation - April 20, 2006
The Government finally owned up yesterday and revealed the secrets
of the 18 Anglo Leasing-type projects, which had by last June already
cost taxpayers Sh17.5 billion. [Full Story…]
Awori Response Fails To Answer All Questions
Daily Nation - April 27, 2004
Vice-President Moody Awori’s statement on the passport equipment
tender raises more questions than it answers. It is short on details and
pertinent issues and long on background information about issues on
which there is no disagreement. [Full Story…]
Are We Back In The Old Bad Days?
Daily Nation - April 27, 2004
Is official corruption taking root in the Narc Government? The Sh2.7
billion mentioned in the passport scandal that is still unravelling is loose
change compared to the Goldenberg scam and other instances of grand
corruption in the Moi era. [Full Story…]
We Are In Danger Of Losing War On Graft
The People Daily - April 28, 2004
Despite VP Moody Awori’s defence of the shs2.7billion passports tender
in parliament yesterday, the fact that all is not well with the Country’s
public procurement system is not in doubt. [Full Story…]
Mahindra, The Ugly Side Of Secret Tenders In Security
Daily Nation - April 28, 2004
According to Mr Maore, although documents indicated that a UK firm,
Anglo Leasing and Finance Company of Liverpool, was behind the
passports deal, the real forces behind the contract were the same ones
who supplied the Kenya Police with the infamous and highly ineffective
Mahindra jeeps. [Full Story…]
Deal Firmly With Graft, Nyeri MPs Tell Govt
Kenya Times - May 11, 2004
The three-Mutahi Kagwe (Mukurweini), Nderitu Gachagwa (Mathira)
and Peter Muriithi (Nyeri Town) said that corruption was rife in the
government and blamed the vice on a few individuals whom they said
should be exposed and prosecuted as they were tainting the image of
the government. [Full Story…]
Stain Of Corruption In Narc Govt Becoming More Noticeable
Kenya Times - May 11, 2004
In the past week, the Narc government has been on the spotlight over
corruption allegations. The charges, made by both Opposition and Narc
members of parliament look set to be the latest in a litany of drawbacks
to hit the Kibaki administration, one and a half years after assuming
power. [Full Story…]
Kibaki Must Wield Club
Daily Nation - May 11, 2004
The sentiments expressed by a number of political leaders over the
weekend on the issue of corruption by the ruling elite should send the
alarm bells ringing in the highest echelons of government. [Full
Story…]
NCEC Lauds Kibaki For Taking Action On 2 PSs
Kenya Times - May 15, 2004
The National Convention Executive Council (NCEC) yesterday lauded
the move by President Mwai Kibaki to suspend two key Permanent
Secretaries to pave way for the investigations in the controversial Sh
2.7 billion passport scam. [Full Story…]
Scandal Takes An Amazing Familiar Route
Daily Nation - May 15, 2004
When National Security minister Chris Murungaru told Parliament
that the Sh2.7 billion passport contract had been suspended pending
investigations, it was the culmination of a dramatic week in which the
controversial deal was dubbed the Narc Governments Goldenberg
scandal. [Full Story…]
Controversial Deal That Is Narc’s Goldenberg
Daily Nation - May 15, 2004
When National Security minister Chris Murungaru told Parliament
that the Sh2.7 billion passport contract had been suspended pending
investigations, it was the culmination of a dramatic week in which the
controversial deal was dubbed the Narc Governments Goldenberg
scandal. [Full Story…]
Leaders Back Suspensions
Daily Nation - May 15, 2004
Public Accounts Committee chairman Omingo Magara welcomed the
suspension of permanent secretaries Joseph Magari and Sylvester
Mwaliko, but demanded action against Cabinet ministers implicated
in the passports deal. [Full Story…]
Suspensions A Good Warning To The Rest
The People Daily - May 15, 2004
After the sacking of 27 judges and a horde of magistrates earlier on,
yesterday’s suspension of four senior civil services, including two
permanent secretaries, over graft allegations is another indication of
the Government’s courageous resolve to fight graft. [Full Story…]
We Are Not Yet Out Of Corruption Woods
East African Standard - May 16, 2004
Official corruption, corruption that is perpetrated by officers of the
government, is the greatest danger to the welfare, survival and
prosperity of the Kenyan people. [Full Story…]
NARC Drowning In Corruption
Kenya Times - May 16, 2004
The advent of grand corruption in the NARC governing coalition just
confirms what we have known all along: That you can never trust any
politician, and if you do, then you must set yourself for major
disappointments. [Full Story…]
Who’s Next After Suspended PSs?
Daily Nation - May 16, 2004
The decision to dump Permanent Secretaries Joseph Magari and
Sylvester Mwaliko over the controversial Sh2.7 billion passports contract
may have been a bold one. What is certain to puzzle the circle of the
Presidents men is when they discover this is not going to be treated as
the end of the matter. [Full Story…]
“No Sacred Cows” In Kenyan Graft Fight
The Independent, South Africa - May 16, 2004
“Kibaki has staked his political credibility on the anti-corruption war,”
says Gladwell Otieno, who heads the Kenya chapter of the anti-graft
organisation Transparency International (TI). [Full Story…]
Scandal-Tainted Ministers Must Resign
East African Standard - June 20, 2004
When President Mwai Kibaki delivered his inaugural speech before an
ecstatic crowd in the capital on December 30, 2002, few pledges he
made resonated more with Kenyans than his firm promise that his
would be a government guided by what he termed as zero-tolerance to
corruption. [Full Story…]
Scandals Cast Shadow Over Kenyan Government
The Guardian - July 6, 2004
The integrity of the Kenyan government of President Mwai Kibaki,
elected 18 months ago on an anti-corruption platform, is facing its first
real test with investigations being launched into two multimillion-pound
contracts. [Full Story…]
Why We Should Form Judicial Inquiry On Anglo Leasing
The People Daily - July 11, 2004
For Kenyans to know who the monster called Anglo Leasing is, the
president should set up a judicial inquiry to investigate, expose and
dismantle it. [Full Story…]
Anglo Leasing Will Be Another Goldenberg
East African Standard - July 14, 2004
Is Anglo Leasing another Goldenberg? For Kenyans to know who the
monster called Anglo Leasing is, the President should set up a judicial
inquiry to investigate, expose and dismantle it. [Full Story…]
Corruption Returns To Haunt NARC
NewsfromAfrica.org - August, 2004
The emergence of “new corruption” in the National Rainbow Coalition
[NARC] government has led to the suspension by the European Union
[EU] of aid to Kenya barely eight months after a group of donors
resumed lending to the country. [Full Story…]
Fight Against Graft Loses Punch With Every New Scandal
Revealed
Daily Nation - February 3, 2005
Narc was elected on a platform of zero tolerance for corruption but is
yet to shake off the Anglo Leasing and Finance Company scandal
that was unearthed last April. [Full Story…]
Agree With Clay Or Not But Doesn’t He Have A Point
East African Standard - February 4, 2005
Whether you agree with him or not, whether you are in Government
or not and whether you are plainspoken or cagey, you cannot
possibly ignore Sir Edward Clay, the British High Commissioner.
[Full Story…]
Kenya Is Buffeted By Graft Scandals
Washington Post - February 13, 2005
Kenya’s new government awarded a $34 million contract to a
foreign firm for a new passport and visa system to prevent attacks
such as the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi. But in
what became known as the “Anglo-Leasing scandal,” top members
of the president’s office were accused last year of pocketing the
money. [Full Story…]
Kenyan President Faces Rebellion On Sleaze
The Guardian - February 24, 2005
MPs from Kenya’s ruling party yesterday announced that they would
push for a vote of no confidence in the president, a critical test of the
government, which is under concerted pressure from western powers
over its failure to fight corruption. [Full Story…]
Kenya Back To Its Bad Old Ways
Business in Africa - May 26, 2005
Only one and half years after donors resumed lending to Kenya, the
relations between the two parties are once again frosty following the
emergence of deeply entrenched official corruption. [Full Story…]
The Corruption Is Sickening
The Economist - August 11, 2005
Since Mwai Kibaki won the presidency over two years ago, the subject
of corruption has never been far away. [Full Story…]
Diverse Views On The Anglo Leasing Scandal
Citizen Radio - January 27, 2006
The Anglo Leasing scandal elicits divergent views from a cross-section
of leaders. [Full Story…]
World Bank Toadying To The Corrupt
The Times of London - January 30, 2006
Sir Edward Clay, the outspoken former British envoy to Kenya, let rip
at the World Bank yesterday for lending $120 million (£68 million) to
President Kibaki’s Government when it was embroiled in a massive
corruption scandal. [Full Story…]
This Thieving Coterie Must Go Home
NewsfromAfrica.org - February 2, 2006
Yesterday’s resignation of Finance minister David Mwiraria was a bold
move, only that it was too little too late. [Full Story…]
Scandals - Double Headache For Kibaki
Daily Nation - February 5, 2006
All eyes are on President Kibaki as he grapples with how to handle two
monumental scandals that touch powerful figures in both his
government and that of former President Moi. [Full Story…]
Kenyans Demand More Graft Scalps
BBC News Online - February 17, 2006
Riot police have deployed in Kenya’s capital as anti-corruption protesters
took part in a banned demonstration. [Full Story…]
Government Pays Only Lip Service To The War On Corruption
Inter-Press Service - December 1, 2006
To campaigners in Kenya, the New Year starts with a feeling of
dissatisfaction at how the government of President Mwai Kibaki has
ignored its own anti-corruption campaign. [Full Story…]
Government Has Failed The Test In Anglo Leasing Case
Daily Nation - January 21, 2007
The decision on Friday by the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission to
close the investigation into the possible involvement of Energy minister
Kiraitu Murungi in an attempt to cover up the Anglo Leasing scandal
raises troubling possibilities. [Full Story…]
Anglo Leasing Ghost Won’t Be Exorcised
Daily Nation - January 26, 2007
The ghost of Anglo Leasing has dominated public discourse for a long time now,
and it continued to haunt Kenyans this week, following the sensational release of
fresh tapes allegedly featuring the voices of key members of the current
administration. [Full Story…]
Uproar In House As Awori Defends Govt
Kenya Times - April 28, 2004
Awori said the deal was clean and in line with the Governments policy
of transparency and accountability. He said there was no impropriety
in the contracts aimed at revamping the Immigration Department
which was characterised by inefficiency and loss of revenue. [Full
Story…]
Passport Deal Clean, House Told
Daily Nation - April 28, 2004
The VP praised the passports project, saying it would eventually earn
Kenya Sh1.8 billion from passports and visas. “The Sh2.7 billion is one
component alone, which will bring in an extra Sh1.8 billion in a year in
visas. The money will be recovered in three years,” Mr Awori … [Full
Story…]
Awori In Trouble As He Defends Sh2.7b Tender
East African Standard - April 28, 2004
The V-P got himself into a muddle when he appeared not to know
under which Standing Order to rise or to deliberately seek to use an
order under which he would escape scrutiny. [Full Story…]
Githongo To Appear Before PAC
East African Standard - June 27, 2004
Ethics and Governance PS John Githongo is expected to appear before
the Public Accounts Committee for the second time tomorrow over
the unresolved saga of the mysterious Anglo Leasing Company. [Full
Story…]
Leaders Want New Probe On Mystery Firm Over Contract
Daily Nation - July 7, 2004
The Public Accounts Committee now wants Anglo Leasing and Finance
Ltd to be thoroughly investigated. [Full Story…]
PAC Condemns Mwiraria In Shs 2.7B Passport Scam
The People Daily - July 7, 2004
Finance Minister David Mwiraria and two former permanent secretaries
– Joseph Magari and Sylvester Mwaliko – were personally responsible
for the Shs 2.7 billion passport procurement scandal, a parliamentary
watchdog has established. [Full Story…]
Debate On Passport Scam Report Begins
East African Standard - August 5, 2004
Debate on the adoption of the special audit report on Anglo Leasing
passport scam began in the House yesterday. The report had been
brought before the House by the Public Accounts Committee Chairman
Omingo Magara (Ford-People) on July 6. [Full Story…]
MPs Beat Bid To Rush Anglo Leasing Debate
East African Standard - November 3, 2004
A Government effort to rush debate on the controversial report on the
Anglo Leasing Finance tenders was defeated on a technicality yesterday.
[Full Story…]
Anglo Leasing Report Rejected
East African Standard - November 4, 2004
Parliament rejected a report of the controversial Anglo-Leasing Finance
Passport tender. Although members from the opposition won the vote
on acclamation, some from the Government benches also rejected the
Motion to approve the report by the Parliamentary Accounts Committee.
[Full Story…]
House Rejects PAC Report On Anglo Leasing
Daily Nation - November 4, 2004
Parliament yesterday rejected an audit report on the Anglo Leasing
scandal tabled by the Public Accounts Committee. [Full Story…]
MPs Demand Fresh Probe Into Anglo-Leasing Scam
Kenya Times - November 5, 2004
Three Members of Parliament yesterday demanded a fresh probe into
the Sh2.7 billion passports scandal whose report was rejected by
Parliament on Wednesday, protesting its own decision to expunge the
name of Finance minister David Mwiraria. [Full Story…]
Anglo Leasing - PAC Vows To Deal Blow To Mwiraria
Kenya Times - February 10, 2005
A Parliamentary watchdog committee yesterday vowed to ensure that
Finance Minister David Mwiraria carries his own cross in the Sh 7 Billion
Anglo Leasing and Finance Company scandal. [Full Story…]
PAC To Re-Introduce Motion In Parliament
The People Daily - February 10, 2005
A Parliamentary watchdog committee yesterday vowed to re-introduce
a motion seeking the adoption of its report on the Anglo Leasing
scandal. [Full Story…]
Probe To Go On, Says PS
East African Standard - April 29, 2004
The Government last night promised to fully investigate the passports
scandal. The inquiry would proceed irrespective of whoever might be
involved, the Government said. “The investigation is still going strong
and we will not stop until we arrive at the truth,” Permanent Secretary
for Governance and Ethics John Githongo told the East African Standard
by telephone from London.
[Full Story…]
Sh78b Loot Is Traced To Three Top Kenyans
Daily Nation - April 29, 2004
More than Sh78 billion hidden overseas by top officials of the Moi regime
have been traced to three prominent people. It is the latest twist in the
worldwide search for Kenyan taxpayer money stashed overseas, which
is being tracked by an international investigation company, Kroll
Associates. [Full Story…]
Anglo Leasing A Test Case For Narc
Daily Nation - January 11, 2005
Despite efforts to fight corruption, the vice persists, especially in
government. Daily Nation investigative editor Mutegi Njau talked with
Governance and Ethics permanent secretary John Githongo on various
issues on the campaign. [Full Story…]
Scandals - Who Is Telling The Truth?
The People Daily - January 25, 2005
President Kibaki’s special adviser on corruption John Githongo revealed
in a recent exclusive interview with a local newspaper that investigations
into the Shs 7 billion Anglo Leasing scandal were almost complete. [Full Story…]