KETRACO’s board cancelled the CEO advert after a Nairobi law firm threatened court action over illegal qualification requirements — and suspicions are hardening that the entire exercise was engineered to crown the incumbent acting head without real competition.
Eight years after fanfare announcement, Standard Gauge Railway still runs on diesel as government agency scrubs website clean of embarrassing electrification promises
A high-stakes battle between Kenya Electricity Transmission Company and a Spanish contractor has taken a dramatic turn after it emerged the foreign firm could not raise the Sh185 million security for costs that Ketraco demanded in the Sh10 billion debt saga. The revelation came as the High Court dismissed Ketraco’s application, ruling that the request […]
Unconfirmed reports suggest that attempts were made to save Mativo’s position through questionable means, with sources indicating that between Sh20 million and Sh50 million could have changed hands to prevent his removal.
A senior manager at Ketraco has suffered a setback after Sh58 million in his bank account was frozen. Justice Esther N. Maina froze various bank accounts belonging to Peter Maina Njehia with total amount of Sh 58,601,915.9. The court blocked Njehia from transferring or withdrawing money including Sh13, 557,385. 00 which is being held as […]
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