Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala is being investigated for allegedly awarding 100 million tenders without following proper procedure.
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives raided the home of the CS as the probe gains momentum.
The CS’s homes in Nairobi, Mombasa and Vipingi in Kilifi are among the properties the sleuths raided after visiting his office in Mombasa where they recovered crucial documents in regard to the tender awarding.
The anti-corruption unit has faulted the CS for allegedly single-sourcing the tender from a local company after an expo conducted at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi two years ago.
The raid came after suspicion that the firm was being used to syphon public funds.
Balala has since been summoned to report to Integrity House offices to record a statement over the matters pending investigation.
A letter seen by Standard indicates that EACC Director for Investigations Abdi Mohamud ordered the CS to appear before the corruption watchdog to shed more light on the alleged scandal.
His personal assistant, Said Athman, has, however, said that the CS is not aware of the probe as alleged by the media. The CS reportedly signed the letter that awarded the firm with the contract.
The firm is question held the expos as the Ministry was embarking on a mission to revamp the tourism sector across the nation.