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March 18, 2026
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Why World Bank has banned PwC Kenya for 21 months

Why World Bank has banned PwC Kenya for 21 months

The World Bank has barred PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Kenya from its projects for 21 months after the firm admitted to rigging a consultancy contract...

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The World Bank has banned PwC Kenya, along with its affiliates in Mauritius and Rwanda, for 21 months due to fraudulent practices. The ban stems from the firms admitting to rigging a consultancy contract related to the Sh149.8 billion Eastern Africa Power Integration Programme in Ethiopia.

  • PwC Kenya, PwC Associates Africa Limited, and PwC Rwanda Limited were debarred.
  • The fraud involved collusive and fraudulent practices in a 2019 consultancy contract for the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation and the Ethiopian Electric Utility.
  • This debarment also triggers cross-debarment by other multilateral development banks, impacting their eligibility for future World Bank-financed projects.

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