The government has fired senior officials at the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) as it strives to curb graft manifested through illegal procurements and bribes.
Several other employees were reshuffled, with the authority's Risk and Audit Committee recommending punitive measures for those accused of corruption.
The committee wants the fired senior managers in the several sectors to be forced to refund millions of revenue embezzled in the authority.
They were also ordered to surrender KPA property in their possession within 72 hours from October 6.
“If you are in occupation of KPA house, you are supposed to vacate within 72 hours,” one of the letters detailed.
In the procurement department, acting head Adza Dzengo was sent home alongside 15 employees under him.
Several other senior officials were demoted with others sent on compulsory retirement as President Uhuru Kenyatta focuses on curbing corruption in his last years in power.
Those who managed to avoid the purge were issued warning letters between September 25 to October 6.
On Friday, August 7, the Head of State established a framework for the management, coordination and integration of the public port, railway and pipeline services under the Kenya Transport and Logistics Network (KTLN).
The network comprises of; Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) and Kenya Pipeline Company Limited (KPC).
The Industrial and Commercial Development Corporation (ICDC) was tasked to act as the holding company to the three agencies as well as be responsible for the management of the state's investments in ports, rail and pipeline services.
