British High Commissioner Nic Hailey reveals UK government has list of corrupt Kenyans

UK gov't reveals it has damning dossier on these Kenyans

Mumbi Mutuko

July 24, 2019 9:17 AM

Tough times ahead for these Kenyans

British High Commissioner to Kenya Nic Hailey

British High Commissioner to Kenya Nic Hailey said that the UK government has a list of Kenya’s most corrupt individuals.

According to Mr Hailey, these individuals face possible asset seizures and future travel restrictions to the European country.

He further stated that the UK government was watching public officers who have amassed wealth from looting public coffers.

British High Commissioner to Kenya Nic Hailey Pulse Live Kenya

According to Hailey, the UK had deployed special teams working with Kenyan authorities tracking the assets of people suspected of corruption dealings.

Help from London

"I think we are pretty close to building evidence with the Kenyan authorities where people have stashed the money in the UK which will contribute to convictions," the outgoing British High Commissioner to Kenya said.

In March, DCI George Kinoti revealed that he had sought the help from the United Kingdom to track billions paid for the Arror and Kimwarer dams.

Director of Criminal investigations George Kinoti Pulse Live Kenya

Commissioner Hailey had pledged “international support to root out corruption” and asked anyone formally indicted in corruption to step aside to allow an unfettered investigation.

In London, the DCI has contacted the National Crime Agency, whose mandate is to investigate organised crime; human, weapon and drug trafficking; cybercrime; and economic crime across regional and international borders.

Mumbi Mutuko