Marsabit Senator Mohamed Chute has raised concerns over alleged tampering with evidence in the investigation of the fraudulent loss of more than Sh6.5 billion at the Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC) in the edible oil scandal.

Chute has sought a statement from the Senate Justice and Legal Affairs Committee on the status of the ongoing investigation after taxpayers’ funds were lost in unclear circumstances.

The senator who raised the matter on the floor of the Senate on Thursday last week said the Directorate of Criminal Investigation and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission have been investigating the matter for fraud and potentially other offences. Some KNTC members have already been dismissed.