The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has been invited to probe what happened to electronics donated by China to Parliament after the container transporting them arrived empty in Nairobi.
Detectives are now expected to interrogate several persons in relation to the matter to establish where the items went.
In a statement released to media houses on Wednesday, the Clerk of the National Assembly, Michael Sialai confirmed that the items in the container were nowhere to be found. He said the container arrived on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, only for them to discover that it was empty, adding that some of the items expected were laptops and computers. The consignment was expected to contain donations from National People’s Congress of China but nothing was found despite having been channeled through the Kenyan Embassy in China. Parliament had hired M/S Bollore Africa Transport & Logistics Ltd to ensure the consignments are delivered but that never happened thereby prompting a probe by the DCI.“Indeed a container arrived at Parliament Square on July 30, 2019, whence I appointed some officers from the National Assembly to confirm the delivery as per the correspondence from the consignee (Chinese Embassy).“Upon opening of the container seals, the container was confirmed to have been empty. Both the agent and our officers brought this matter to my attention and I made a decision that the DCI officers attached to the Parliament Road Police Station be informed of this development, which was done promptly,” the statement read in part.
"While we remain grateful to our guest from the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Embassy in Nairobi for the planned donation, the National Assembly wishes to clarify that the matter is now in the hands of the consignee and their logistics partner,” the clerk added.