The KICC management nullified tens of contracts, claiming that the tendering process was fraudulent. But even before the historic meeting, the first in Africa, the KICC board headed by former South Mugirango MP Omingo Magara fired the facility’s managing director, Fred Simiyu. EACC probes kicc boardIronically, soon after the WTO meting, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission began investigating the entire KICC board over procurement irregularities. In November last year, MPs unsuccessfully summoned Gecaga and the KICC board to get to resolve the dispute. It is understood that the Parliamentary Joint Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity led by Johnson Sakaja is finalising its report without the input of the KICC management.

Source: The Star May 02, 2017 21:22 UTC