Kenya Graft Probe of Treasury Head Highlights Power Struggle
- Public prosecutor orders investigations be expedited
- Rivals say anti-graft campaign used for political expediency
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A Kenyan inquiry into dam construction projects worth $650 million has placed Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich at the center of a power struggle, with critics demanding he resign.
The investigation not only threatens to hamper President Uhuru Kenyatta’s $25 billion plan to expand infrastructure and boost the East African nation’s economy, but also unity in the ruling Jubilee party. The race to succeed Kenyatta when his term ends in 2022 has pitted allies of his deputy, William Ruto, against those who are opposed to him contesting for the presidency.