ICT and Digital Economy Cabinet nominee William Kabogo revealed his substantial wealth during his vetting session before the National Assembly.
Appearing before the Committee on Appointments on Tuesday, January 14, Kabogo disclosed a total net worth of Ksh 3.01 billion, spread across various assets and investments.
“My total net worth is Ksh 3.01 billion; Ksh 700 million for residential houses, movable assets of about Ksh 40 million, cash and current assets of about Ksh 64 million, Ksh 756 million in land and farm, and approximately Ksh 1.5 billion in interests and shares,” he revealed.
Additionally, Kabogo further shared details about his past ownership of a helicopter, which he sold after finding less time to use it.
"I had one (chopper) at some point; when I was a young man, I could fly it myself. But when I couldn't fly it as much, I decided to let it go; I sold it,” he explained.
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Kabogo also took the opportunity to address other controversial matters tied to his name including the death of Mercy Keino in June 2011.
He denied the allegation that he had organised a party and invited the former student of the University of Nairobi, noting that he was only made aware of Keino's death two weeks after her burial.
"The Issue of Mercy Keino is a very tragic story. The MP has stated that it is alleged that I invited people to a party. It is not true. This is a situation where you find yourself at a place at the wrong time. It was a public place - a restaurant and there were several groups of people. The issue of the death of Mercy Keino came to me two weeks after she was buried," he said.
Kabogo also dismissed allegations linking him to drug trafficking, arguing that investigations later indicated that he was not involved in narcotics.
“I have never ever dealt with drugs of any kind all my life; I do not imagine Junet was talking about Panadol but I know he is talking about hard drugs cocaine and the rest,” he said. It is a very disturbing subject but I invite Kenyans also to have a look at the dossier that Mr Saitoti brought to the House. The dossier is such that if it was given to Inspector Mwala, it would not pass Mwala’s script.
"Police did a thorough investigation and gave a report a month later. It was tabled and is part of the records in the House, and they found that I was not culpable. I had never been involved in drug trafficking, and I had never been a driver of Hon. Mwau, as that dossier had said," he stated.
