Former Kenyan Tourism Minister Charged with Corruption

Najib Balala and two others face charges over inflated costs of a hospitality college project, marking the first high-profile corruption case under President Ruto's administration.

Former Kenyan tourism minister Najib Balala, along with two other officials, has been arrested and charged with corruption over inflated costs for the construction of a hospitality college.
The original cost of the Ronald Ngala Utalii College was around $12.5 million, but was inflated to more than $66.7 million.
Nearly half of the mark-up money was paid to an architectural consultancy firm, Baseline Architects Limited, and the rest split among other construction firms.
Balala is the first high-profile person to be charged with corruption under President William Ruto's administration.
Thirteen other suspects are expected to be charged with corruption offenses and economic crimes for the alleged malfeasance that took place 16 years ago.