16 senior officials at the Kenya Ports Authority were on Wednesday reshuffled over the Ksh40 Billion Kipevu scandal.
According to reports, at least three officials are under investigations over the tendering of the Kipevu Oil Terminal.
The project is under investigation by the EACC with the institution trying to understand how the initial cost of the project rose from Ksh12 Billion to Ksh40 Billion.
EACC swung into action following claims that the tender was irregularly awarded to a Chinese company.
The company which won the tender is known as China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC).
Interestingly, the tender had been inspected and approved at a full cabinet meeting chaired by the president.
Through his lawyers, Gitau wrote to Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) protesting the award of the tender to the CCCC.
He claimed that the firm that had been from participating in any procurement process by the World Bank for committing corrupt and fraudulent acts.