The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), has arrested former Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REA) CEO Nofatos Ng'ang'a together with three individuals linked to irregularities in a Ksh10 million tender award.
Ng'anga was arrested alongside REA's head of procurement Joel Omusembe; head of renewable energy James Muriithi, and economist Simon Kirui.
Four other individuals are being pursued and have been asked to surrender to EACC offices as soon as possible.
"EACC is pursuing the following suspects and hereby directs them to present themselves at Integrity Centre immediately; Directors of Nav World Ltd Abdirahman Dakane and Abdi Majid, and the Directors of Northptide Limited Hassan Sheikh Mohammed and Fatuma Abdi Hassan" EACC said in a statement.
According to EACC, the suspects abused respective offices by awarding funds to underqualified individuals for the installation of solar systems to public schools in Kenya between 2015 and 2017.
"M/s Nav World and Northpride Ltd did not participate in the tender for prequalification for installation of solar systems to public primary schools in Kenya.
However, the former CEO Nofatos Ng'ang'a Munyu issued a letter of successful prequalification to M/s Nav World and Northpride Ltd and awarded the companies contracts to install solar systems in public primary schools at the cost of Ksh39,896,018 and Ksh46,957,685 respectively," read the EACC statement in part.
In collaboration with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), EACC also accused the individuals of fraudulent acquisition of public property and conspiracy to commit an offence of corruption.
"The offences include abuse of office and willful failure to comply with the law applicable to procurement contrary to the Anti-Corruption and economic Crimes Act, 2003," read a press release by EACC.
According to an audit report prepared for the Energy Cabinet Secretary in 2017, there were irregularities the number of primary schools which kept changing which rose a red flag to EACC.
The report also indicated various offenses including, incompetence, intimidation of staff, misinformation and manipulation of data and deliberate sabotage of systems and processes.
