A top official of the National Olympics Committee of Kenya (NOCK) has given a rather surprising after it was discovered that his bank account contained more than Sh1.06 Million of stolen public funds.
Appearing before a Nairobi Court, Mr Ben Ekumbo - the deputy chief of mission for Team Kenya in Rio Olympics - stated that he was ready to return the money which he claimed was deposited in his account without his knowledge.
Ekumbo told Senior Principal Magistrate Joyce Gandani that he was not aware of existence of the money, which had been set aside for athletes during the 2016 Rio games but somehow found itself in individual's pockets.
The State prosecutor stated that the Asset Recovery Agency would be notified about the offer in order to recover the money.
Ekumbo, who was in charge of the team, was appearing before the court following a dramatic raid on Monday where cartons of Nike kits meant for Team Kenya were found in his house.
He was consequently arrested and is facing charges related to mismanagement of the team and stealing of sports gear meant for athletes.
Additionally, the prosecutor indicated that Ekumbo would also face another charge of sexually assaulting female swimmers as he is the chairman of Kenya Swimming Federation.
The suspect was remanded until Monday as police continue to conduct more investigations into the matter.
