The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has blacklisted a locally registered civil engineering company over alleged fraud. It has announced a 36-month debarment of Global Interjapan (Kenya) Limited , with effect from August 24, 2020. In a statement, AfDB said investigations by its Integrity and Anti-Corruption office established that Global Interjapan (Kenya) Limited engaged in fraudulent practices during a tender for the bank-financed 'Small Scale Irrigation and Value Addition Project in Kenya'. The debarment renders Global Interjapan (Kenya) Limited and its affiliates ineligible to participate in the bank's, financed projects during the debarment period. The Small Scale Irrigation and Value Addition Project aimed at reducing poverty by enhancing agricultural productivity, income and food security among the residents of 11 counties in Kenya, and was co-financed by the African Development Bank, a constituent entity of the African Development Bank Group.

Source: The Star February 17, 2021 13:52 UTC