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A container delivering goods to Parliament from Chinese government arrived in Nairobi empty prompting investigations by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
The goods which were meant to be gifts from the Asian government tagged 'diplomatic goods' arrived in Nairobi on Tuesday, July 30 but after opening the container's seal, it was empty.
A statement by the Clerk of the National Assembly, Michael Sialai shows the goods were listed as laptops and computer projectors.
“Indeed a container arrived at Parliament Square on July 30, 2019, whence I appointed some officers from the National Assembly to confirm the delivery as per the correspondence from the consignee (Chinese Embassy),” said Sialai.
he consignment was to be delivered by a company identified as M/S Bollore Africa Transport & Logistics Ltd through the Chinese Embassy in Kenya which had contracted it.
“Upon opening of the container seals, the container was confirmed to have been empty," said Sialai.
"Both the agent and our officers brought this matter to my attention and I made a decision that the DCI officers attached to the Parliament Road Police Station be informed of this development, which was done promptly," he added.
Upon confirmation that the container was empty, the DCI officers are reported to have informed the Chinese Embassy as investigations continue.
The offer to donate the electronic goods to Parliament was made during a visit by the Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China on April 13, 2019.
“While we remain grateful to our guest from the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Embassy in Nairobi for the planned donation, the National Assembly wishes to clarify that the matter is now in the hands of the consignee and their logistics partner,” noted Sialai.
There is no indication yet of where or when the electronic goods of unknown value were offloaded and at what point the equipment disappeared.
The goods which were meant to be gifts from the Asian government tagged 'diplomatic goods' arrived in Nairobi on Tuesday, July 30 but after opening the container's seal, it was empty.
A statement by the Clerk of the National Assembly, Michael Sialai shows the goods were listed as laptops and computer projectors.
“Indeed a container arrived at Parliament Square on July 30, 2019, whence I appointed some officers from the National Assembly to confirm the delivery as per the correspondence from the consignee (Chinese Embassy),” said Sialai.
he consignment was to be delivered by a company identified as M/S Bollore Africa Transport & Logistics Ltd through the Chinese Embassy in Kenya which had contracted it.
“Upon opening of the container seals, the container was confirmed to have been empty," said Sialai.
"Both the agent and our officers brought this matter to my attention and I made a decision that the DCI officers attached to the Parliament Road Police Station be informed of this development, which was done promptly," he added.
Upon confirmation that the container was empty, the DCI officers are reported to have informed the Chinese Embassy as investigations continue.
The offer to donate the electronic goods to Parliament was made during a visit by the Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China on April 13, 2019.
“While we remain grateful to our guest from the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Embassy in Nairobi for the planned donation, the National Assembly wishes to clarify that the matter is now in the hands of the consignee and their logistics partner,” noted Sialai.
There is no indication yet of where or when the electronic goods of unknown value were offloaded and at what point the equipment disappeared.
