Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has denied claims that his homes were raided in the ongoing probe into the award of a 100 million tender.
The CS took to his official social media account and rubbished the claims by the Standard newspaper, saying his legal team is working on the same.
The local daily had reported that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) sleuths raided his homes in Nairobi, Mombasa and Vipingi in Kilifi where they allegedly recovered crucial documents.
Balala was reportedly being probed for single-sourcing the tender from a local company after an expo at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi.
He has, however, noted that no raid has been conducted as claimed earlier.
“No raids have taken place at my house as claimed by The Standard Newspaper today, the journalist was aware prior to publishing the report of the same. My legal team is handling the matter,” he Tweeted hours after the publication.
The media house had indicated that EACC Director for Investigations Abdi Mohamud directed Balala to appear before the corruption watchdog over the scam.
It also reported that the CS knew came to know more about the firm during the expo as the ministry embarked on a mission to revamp the tourism sector.
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