The government has issued a clarification following a report by Daily Nation on Monday, April 14, alleging that billions of shillings in revenue collected from foreigners travelling to the country were unscrupulously diverted into Swiss accounts.
In Daily Nation's exposé, the publication claimed that Ksh6.5 billion in revenue from the Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) programme had been questionably diverted to a Swiss account, comparing the move to the infamous 2014 Eurobond saga.
However, in a statement released on Monday, April 14, Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura clarified that the Swiss transactions were part of a piloting phase of the ETA programme as part of the government's plans to improve strategic partnerships with the Swiss firm. "There was a piloting phase for the ETA programme, which was a collaboration between the Kenyan government and a Swiss company," the government spokesperson said, adding that the piloting phase was done.
Government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura during a press briefing on July 18, 2024.
