@ drunkard.
The below are the possible situations that Konza city can develop into a scam if not audited:
If these situations below are not audited, then they can open room for scam.
1.Ministry of Info cuts deals with Worldbank/IFC and London architects and engineers to be paid high fees through tax payer money then they remit kickbacks.
Ammount raised in kickbacks this way can only be a few million KES.
2. Ministry of info cuts deals with conveyancing lawyers and brokers to be paid high fees through tax payers money in sale of the 5000 ac land then they remit back the kickbacks.
Ammount raised in kickbacks this way can only be a few million KES of the kes 1b land cost.
3.Ministry of Info disregards AG Muigai advice to allow for competitive bidding and goes ahead to negotiate whom to allocate the land to without creating open public systems to ensure this.
Due to the hype, land price is already 4m per acre in Konza.
Assuming ministry of info uphold the price for konza to kes 200k per acre, this will result in too much demand where buyer A,B,and C compete for the same land at 200k since they cant afford the 4m per acre outside Konza.
The competition will result in corruption whereby buyer A outwits buyer B and C by paying the oficial 200k and a million or two under the table.
This under- the- table ammount will run into billions of KES.
These con artists below have already amassed 260m.
http://www.nation.co.ke/.../-/hv7sfbz/-/index.html
This is where the AG Githu Muigai comes in to ensure it cant happen.
He issued a legal opinion that Ministry of Info should allow for tender process whereby buyer A,B and C give their offer and the highest bidder takes the land.
This way, there will be no need for the under-the -table dealings since the system will allow for competition.
AG Githu Muigai was a PNU Nominee so i doubt if it can be a PNU plan since he would simply have been told to 'go srow'.
PNU are also not so keen to dealing with Worldbank/IFC and London based engineers and prefer the Chinese.
On the above AG competitive bidding advice issue, Ndemo responded as below,threatening to resign.
http://www.businessdaily.../-/i1lyc5z/-/index.html
Quote:He said the legal opinion is aimed at preventing legal battles for control of prime lands and is in step with the Public Procurement and Disposal Act (PPDA) 2005, which bars sale to a predetermined person or group.
However, Information permanent secretary Bitange Ndemo said the AG's legal opinion runs parallel to the spirit of the project, arguing that the directive would slow down the ambitious project that is set to cost Sh800 billion.
"This will be a major blow, and I would rather resign than see a project that would open up the employment opportunities locally go into the drain," said Dr Ndemo.
http://www.businessdaily...9546/1302006/-/15f2fe0/-As Iron Sharpens Iron, So one Man Sharpens Another.