Israel to charge Kenya-based contractor with bribery
Israel police say they have enough evidence against top construction firm executives involved in alleged bribery in Kenya. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Shikun and Binui, the parent company of Solel Boneh International (SBI) Holdings, is alleged to have engaged in various acts of bribery in Africa and particularly in Kenya where Israeli investigators focused on.
Investigations of the company’s operations in Kenya reached a climax in April 2018 when Israeli police raided offices of companies associated with Shikun and Binui and froze some of their bank accounts.
Executives accused of bribing Transport ministry officials so they could win tenders.
Israeli police say they have gathered enough evidence to push forward a bribery case against executives in the parent firm of a company that has rehabilitated roads in Kericho, Kakamega, Machakos, among other areas in Kenya in the past few years.
Shikun and Binui, the parent company of Solel Boneh International (SBI) Holdings, is alleged to have engaged in various acts of bribery in Africa and particularly in Kenya where Israeli investigators focused on.
