Scandal of theft and kickbacks at UN

The audit report could scuttle efforts to elevate the Nairobi office at a time when everything seemed to be going its way.

Analysts say the elevation of status and the modernisation of the Nairobi Complex could enhance Kenya’s international prestige and eventually result in an expansion of the UN staff in the country.

The UN currently employs about 1,660 Kenyans and nationals of other countries at the Gigiri complex, and hundreds of NGOs and diplomatic missions depend on its presence.