Israeli road company SBI Holdings cleared in graft case
Construction of Kericho-Kisumu Highway near Awasi trading centre. A corruption suit filed against an Israeli-based construction firm has been withdrawn. PHOTO | JACOB OWITI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The detectives also failed to find any evidence implicating officials from the Transport ministry accused of receiving bribe from SBI.
Mr Shay Skeif, the whistle blower who raised the alarm and filed a case before a court in Israel, withdrew it last Wednesday.
SBI, which is one of the largest construction firms in Israel, has been bidding for other lucrative projects in Kenya.
A corruption suit filed against an Israeli-based construction firm has been withdrawn after detectives investigating the matter cleared the company of any wrongdoing.
Israeli authorities, who had flown into Kenya to work with their local counterparts in investigating Solel Boneh International Holdings (SBI Holdings), have now pulled the plug after failing to find any evidence against the firm.
