12 Directors Face Arrest Over KPLC Scandal

The anti-corruption court has issued arrest warrants for 12 company directors involved in the alleged Ksh4 billion KPLC scandal.

The 12 are directors of companies that fraudulently obtained millions of shillings from Kenya Power after being irregularly prequalified for labour and transport services.

Justice Lawrence Mugambi ordered the immediate arrest of the directors who include; Jacqueline Wanjiru Mbaria, John Waweru Kangethe, Linet Njeri Ndama and Esther Nyambura.

[caption caption="Kenya Power head offices in Nairobi"][/caption]

The suspects are the directors of Touchline Electrical, Wachema Investment and Petsus Investment limited.

They are accused of fraudulently obtaining the money during the 2016/17 financial year.

Assistant Director of Public Prosecution Solomon Njeru submitted that the suspects were irregularly awarded contracts and money belonging to the public paid to their respective companies.

Justice Mugambi ruled that the matter will be mentioned on August 20, 2018, to confirm how far the prosecution has gone in ensuring the apprehension of the suspects.

The criminal charges come after former Kenya Power Managing Director Ben Chumo and his succesor Ken Tarus were arraigned in court over economic crimes.

The directors were released on 17 July on a cash bail of Ksh 1million each.

They were charged alongside former KPLC managers: Beatrice Meso, Peter Mungai Kinuthia, Joshua Mutua, Abubakar Swaleh, Samuel Ndirangu, Stanley Mutwiri, Benson Muriithi, Peter Mwicigi and John Ombui.

[caption caption="Ben Chumo and Ken Tarus appearing in court"][/caption]

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