Kenya's auditor general says tycoon Mary Wambui's firm won $3.1 million in tenders she helped oversee

Billionaires Africa | 15.06.2026 04:09
Kenya's Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has flagged a conflict of interest in the award of fibre optic contracts under the government's digital superhighway project, finding that a company linked to former Communications Authority board chairperson Mary Wambui Mungai received Sh401.6 million ($3.1 million) in tenders while Wambui held oversight responsibility over the fund financing those same contracts.