Six Siaya county officials charged with graft
Murang’a Deputy County Commissioner Kepha Marube and five others have been charged with corruption related offences. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Mr Marube and Mr Oloo were charged with failing to ensure that prescribed procurement procedures were followed in the tender and purchasing, supply and installation of assorted sports equipment.
- Mr Okello is said to have improperly conferred a benefit of Sh5.6 million to the company by issuing an inspection and acceptance report based on fraudulent engineers payment certificate knowing that the works officer did not visit the site.
Murang’a Deputy County Commissioner Kepha Marube and five other people have been charged with corruption related offences.
Mr Marube, a former Siaya County secretary, on Thursday appeared in Kisumu Law Courts before Principal Magistrate Mr Patrick Olengo where he was charged with offences relating to malpractices in procurement and forgery which led to a loss of Sh14.9 million.
He was charged alongside Mr Amos Onyango Okello, (chief officer governance), Mr Collins Owino (internal auditor), Mr Zakayo Ojuok (head of procurement), Mr Tobias Oloo, (director supply chain) and Mr Tom Mboya.
In the first account Mr Marube and Mr Oloo were charged with failing to ensure that prescribed procurement procedures were followed in the tender and purchasing, supply and installation of assorted sports equipment.
AWARD TENDER
The former Siaya County secretary was also charged with signing and issuing a notification to award tender for the purchase of the facilities to M/s Samco Traders Limited without evaluation and approval by the tender committee on May 18, 2014 in Siaya.
He also faced another charge: “Using his office to confer a benefit to Samco by irregularly executing a contract between the county government of Siaya and the company to purchase, supply and install assorted sports facilities to a tune of Sh14.9 million without following procurement procedures.”
Mr Odongo also faced similar charges, while Mr Ojuok was charged with the intent to deceive.
ABUSE OF OFFICE
Mr Mboya, was also accused of abuse of office by signing and issuing an interim certificate for installation of the assorted sports facilities leading to payment of Sh5.6 million to the said company without visiting the site to confirm if the works had already been done.
Mr Okello is said to have improperly conferred a benefit of Sh5.6 million to the company by issuing an inspection and acceptance report based on fraudulent engineers payment certificate knowing that the works officer did not visit the site.
The six public officers, who denied the charges and pleaded for a lower personal bond, were released on a cash bail of Sh1 million each with a surety of Sh2 million.
The case will be mentioned on May 2, 2018.
