Five Ex-Isiolo County Gov’t Officials Arrested Over Sh58.6M Procurement Fraud
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By Bashir Mbuthia
Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have arrested five suspects linked to a KSh58.6 million procurement scandal in Isiolo County.
The five are among a group of 13 suspects being probed by the anti-graft agency in connection to the scandal involving the illegal awarding of a KSh58,560,000 tender to Drescoll Limited for the supply and delivery of a fire engine to Isiolo County in the Financial Year 2018/2019.
The suspects who will be arraigned in court today are; Peter Ngechu Muhuha (Former Chief Officer, Finance), Adano Salad Kadubo (Former Chief Officer, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development), Abdinassir Ali (Former Head of Treasury), and Accountants Jibril Hassan and Augustine Kariuki Gatebu.
Four of the suspects are currently being processed at EACC pending their court appearance, while Kadubo is being held at the anti-graft watchdog’s Integrity Centre Police Station.
“EACC investigations established that the suspects engaged in a flawed procurement process designed to fraudulently award a tender for the supply and delivery of a fire engine to Drescoll Limited worth KSh58,560,0001,” EACC CEO Twalib Mbarak said in a statement to newsrooms.
“The said contractor is at the centre of a related investigation in Marsabit County Government involving a KSh62,000,000 tender for similar supply and delivery of a fire engine.”
Following the completion of investigations into the allegations, EACC recommended to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) to file charges against the 13 suspects.
The charges include offences relating to non-compliance with procurement process laws, illegal acquisition of public property, and abuse of office.
The remaining eight suspects have since been ordered to report to EACC’s Isiolo regional office for questioning.
They include: Yusuf Mohammed Galgalo (Former Chief Officer, Finance), Qanchora Roba (Former Chief Finance Officer), Dr. Salad Kikuyu Sorite (Former Head of Supply Chain Management) and Linus Gichunge Thuranira (Former County Legal Advisor).
The others are: John Thuranira Nkuraru (Supply Chain Management Assistant), Ali Godana Wako (Former Town Administrator, Isiolo County), Kennedy Mocharia Murimi (Transport Officer) and Bashir Hassan Abey Mamo (Director Drescoll Limited).
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