Scandal Unveiled: 4 Uhuru Government Figures Tied to Ksh 170M Payment for Unsupplied Power
A parliamentary petition has been submitted to inquire into a stipend payment of Ksh.18.5 billion allegedly for power that failed to be supplied to the Kenyan people in 2021.
The petitioner requests that four former State officials from the administration of Uhuru Kenyatta be held accountable for the Lake Turkana Wind Power project payment.
The fraudulent payment, identified by the Auditor General, purportedly represented penalties levied against the Turkana windmill company for the absence of power lines necessary for power transmission.
The petition was submitted to the National Assembly by rights activists, led by Peter Agoro, who also included the Executive Office of the President as a copy.
The petition raises concerns regarding the installment payments purportedly made by KPLC to the private power-generating company to resolve penalties.
In her report, Auditor General Nancy Gathungu identified the contract between KPLC, the Ministry of Energy, and the Lake Turkana windmill, as well as the payment of Ksh.18.5 billion without electricity supply, in the petition.
The petitioner has informed the legislature that members of parliament should investigate whether the wind energy was operational and able to provide electricity at the time payment was requested.
The Ministry of Energy and KPLC should be held accountable for the Ksh.18.5 billion bill resulting from the Lake Turkana wind project, according to a special audit report presented in Parliament on August 5, 2021. The electricity generated by the project was never connected to power lines or utilized in Kenyan households; rather, taxpayer funds were deposited into personal bank accounts.
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The petition alleges that a final payment of Ksh.1 billion, which was intended for the Lake Turkana wind power firm, was deposited into personal bank accounts from Germany. The funds were subsequently returned to the Central Bank of Kenya, where they were allegedly laundered.
The Auditor General mandated additional inquiries to be conducted to ascertain whether any individuals involved in the project committed any atypical acts and to determine the appropriate course of action for those discovered responsible.
The petition currently before Parliament requests implementation of the Auditor General’s report.
The petitioners request that the parliamentary committee convene an appearance by Ms. Vivian Yeda, a former attorney general and former head of public service for both the KPLC and the East African Development Bank, and former head of public service Joseph Kinyua.
MPs will require the then-chair of CBK Mohammed Nyaoga and committee members named in the agreement to testify.
The Ministry of Energy paid Ksh.10 billion of the Ksh.18.5 billion penalty incurred as a result of the delayed evacuation of ready power from Loiyangalani due to the 21-month delay in completing transmission lines to Suswa. The audit report stated that KPLC was obligated to transfer the remaining Ksh.9 billion to consumers by 2024. This, according to the petitioner, has resulted in increased consumer prices.
Scandal Unveiled: 4 Uhuru Government Figures Tied to Ksh 170M Payment for Unsupplied Power
