The Kenyatta family has once again found itself in the middle of a serious scandal linked to a major government project. Fresh revelations have exposed the family’s alleged involvement in a multi-billion shilling deal tied to the construction of the Nairobi Expressway.
This comes after new details emerged during a tax dispute currently being handled by a government body that deals with such cases.
According to a report by Daily Nation, the companies that received key tenders for the construction of the Nairobi Expressway were proxies of the Kenyatta family.
This is despite the fact that former President Uhuru Kenyatta had publicly warned politicians against conducting business with the government during their time in office.
At the time, he presented himself as a leader who strongly stood against mixing public service with private business. However, these new findings point to the opposite.
One of the companies mentioned in the scandal is Edge Worth Property, which is run by Rose Wamaitha Ng’ote. Records now show that Edge Worth Property fully acquired Ropat Trust Company Limited. After this acquisition, Edge Worth Property surrendered a large piece of land to Cale Infrastructure Construction Company, the main firm contracted to work on the Expressway.
The land was used to extract sand that was later used in the road’s construction. It also served as a storage area for equipment throughout the project.
But investigations have revealed more disturbing information. Both Rose Wamaitha and Ropat Trust Company Limited are now believed to be acting on behalf of the Kenyatta family.
This means that while Uhuru Kenyatta was still in power, his close associates and relatives were benefiting financially from the same government he led.
The Expressway project, which was praised as a sign of Kenya’s development, now seems to have had secret beneficiaries who used their influence to make huge profits behind the scenes.
The confidential tax case is still ongoing, and more details are expected to come out as the investigation deepens. This revelation adds to the growing list of questionable dealings linked to Kenya’s political elites.
It also puts a big question mark on the integrity of former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration and whether he truly stood by the words he spoke in public. As more Kenyans continue to feel the weight of high taxes and unemployment, scandals like these continue to expose how power and wealth remain in the hands of a few families.
