World Bank slapped a 21-month ban on PwC's African arms over straight-up bid-rigging cheats.
Three subsidiaries got iced out
PwC Associates Africa Ltd in Mauritius took the hit hard.
PwC Limited, Kenya, joined the debarment list too.
PwC Rwanda Limited faces the same project freeze now.
Ban blocks them from World Bank gigs until early release, maybe.
Fraud targeted a massive power link
Firms snagged secret bid details on the Ethiopia-Kenya line.
The $1.1 billion project runs 1,068 km of high-voltage cable.
Goal pushes Ethiopian hydro juice straight to Kenya and its neighbors.
Eastern Africa Power Pool ties grids across eleven nations.
The settlement cut the punishment short
PwC owned up to collusive tricks during probes...