Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho is set to reap after a firm linked to his family reportedly landed a deal to management the operations at a cargo terminal in Nairobi built.
The logistics firm has once again been put on the spot after it was allegedly given the deal on the management of multi-billion-shillings Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).
Autoport Freight Terminals Ltd landed the deal after months of engagement with the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC).
The new development has since locked out other companies that had attempted to get the contract at the end of the day.
It has also emerged that the firm linked to the second in command has plans to acquire a strip of land between the SGR and the old meter gauge railway as it seeks to gain influence in the competitive sector.
Joho, who is known for having interests in different sectors of the economy, had been reluctant to back the push for the creation of a dry port in Naivasha before the handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Amolo Odinga.
An insider has revealed that KRC wanted to run the facility before the new development emerged.
The strategic location of the terminal makes it better placed for the governor’s family to reap big from the same in the long run.
“The initial plan was that KRC runs the facility but questions began to emerge after it was given out to Autoport and investigations began with the DCI being involved. That place is very strategic given its location,” an insider source said in confidence, as quoted by Daily Nation.