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World Bank Group Debars PricewaterhouseCoopers Associates Africa Ltd., PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited, Kenya, and PricewaterhouseCoopers Rwanda Limited
The World Bank Group (Bank Group) today announced the 21-month debarment with conditional release of Mauritius-based PricewaterhouseCoopers Associates Africa Ltd. (PwC Associates), PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited, Kenya (PwC Kenya), and PricewaterhouseCoopers Rwanda Limited (PwC Rwanda), in connection with collusive and fraudulent practices as part of the Eastern Electricity Highway Project under the First Phase of the Eastern Africa Power Integration Program in Ethiopia. According to the facts of the case, PwC Associates, PwC Kenya, and PwC Rwanda obtained confidential procurement information from project officials to improperly influence the award of a consultancy services contract.