Sirisia Member of Parliament John Waluke has been arrested and is being held at Milimani Court Basement cells following graft allegations.
Waluke, who is a Director of Erad Supplies & General Contracts Limited, is set to appear before Anti-Corruption Court –Milimani to face charges relating to an alleged contract amounting to Ksh 115 million between Chelsea Freight & National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB).
He is accused together with Grace Sarapay Wakhungu of fraudulently uttering a false invoice for the money as evidence of an arbitration dispute between their company and NCPB.
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The two, through their company, are accused of fraudulently acquiring Ksh. 297,386,505/= purporting it to be the costs of storage of 40,000 metric tonnes of maize purportedly incurred by Chelsea Freight, loss of profits and interest.
The legislator was charged with 4 counts of fraudulent acquisition of public property and and forgery.
He however denied the charges in Milimani Anti-Corruption court.
The legislator was released on Ksh 5million bond and Ksh 2million cash bail.
The details of the arrest and the charges were posted by the Office Of the Director Of Public Prosecutions (ODPP)
Waluke Joins a long list of high profile arrests initiated by DPP Noordin Haji in order to curtail rampant corruption in the country.
At least five Members of Parliament (MPs) were among 30 individuals under investigation over a Ksh1.9 Billion maize scandal at NCPB.
The prominent politicians are reported to have imported cheap maize from Uganda and delivered to the national strategic reserve amassing over Sh700 Million in profits.
Investigations showed that the cereal board paid Ksh1.9 billion to eight farmers at a price of Ksh 3,200 for a 90KG bag.
This means that each supplier gave 74,219 bags in exchange for Ksh237.5 Million, a sum that is unrealistic for an ordinary farmer.
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