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Samburu Governor, Moses Lenolkulal has been arrested by the Ethics and Ant-corruption commission.
He is currently held at the commission headquarters for questioning and will be charged over alleged graft
Citizen Digital understands that Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) had ordered the governor’s prosecution alongside his deputy Julius Leseeto and 11 sitting ex-chief officers over Ksh. 84m fuel scam
The office of the DPP in a statement previously said that the governor had been trading with the country government through Oryx Service Station for the supply of fuel since 2013
Governor Lenolkulal has been under intensified investigation since his February 20 arrest that followed a raid on his homes.
He is likely to face charges of misappropriation of funds that EACC has been investigating through his five bank accounts at KCB which are said to contain a total of Ksh.14 million.
EACC riding on the strength of a court order that allowed them to access the five accounts at KCB belonging to the governor is keen on the transactions processed through the accounts since January 2013 until February of 2019.
The anti-corruption commission also obtained court orders freezing properties belonging to the governor among them four pieces of land in Karen, Nairobi.
They are part of six parcels that are said to have been acquired by the governor at a price of Ksh.15 million each, totaling to Ksh.90 million.
Sources at EACC indicate that the properties were paid for in cash at a go.
The governor has since been blocked from transacting on the four properties to allow EACC complete investigations before instituting recovery proceedings should it be found that in deed they were acquired with proceeds of corruption. The freezing orders will last for six months.
UPDATES:
Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal has been granted a cash bail of Ksh.100 million or Ksh.150 million bond after denying charges of corruption and abuse of office.
He was arraigned before Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti and charged with four counts of corruption and abuse of office.
Governor Lenolkulal is accused of irregularly obtaining Ksh.84.7 million by supplying fuel to the Samburu County Government through his fuel company, Oryx Service Station between March 27, 2013 and March 25, 2019.
“Between March 27, 2013 and March 25, 2019, at Samburu County, being the Governor of Samburu County Government, you used your office to improperly confer upon yourself a benefit of Ksh.84,695,996.55 through Oryx Service Station, a business entity owned by yourself, through the supply of fuel to Samburu County Government,” read the charge sheet
He is currently held at the commission headquarters for questioning and will be charged over alleged graft
Citizen Digital understands that Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) had ordered the governor’s prosecution alongside his deputy Julius Leseeto and 11 sitting ex-chief officers over Ksh. 84m fuel scam
The office of the DPP in a statement previously said that the governor had been trading with the country government through Oryx Service Station for the supply of fuel since 2013
Governor Lenolkulal has been under intensified investigation since his February 20 arrest that followed a raid on his homes.
He is likely to face charges of misappropriation of funds that EACC has been investigating through his five bank accounts at KCB which are said to contain a total of Ksh.14 million.
EACC riding on the strength of a court order that allowed them to access the five accounts at KCB belonging to the governor is keen on the transactions processed through the accounts since January 2013 until February of 2019.
The anti-corruption commission also obtained court orders freezing properties belonging to the governor among them four pieces of land in Karen, Nairobi.
They are part of six parcels that are said to have been acquired by the governor at a price of Ksh.15 million each, totaling to Ksh.90 million.
Sources at EACC indicate that the properties were paid for in cash at a go.
The governor has since been blocked from transacting on the four properties to allow EACC complete investigations before instituting recovery proceedings should it be found that in deed they were acquired with proceeds of corruption. The freezing orders will last for six months.
UPDATES:
Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal has been granted a cash bail of Ksh.100 million or Ksh.150 million bond after denying charges of corruption and abuse of office.
He was arraigned before Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti and charged with four counts of corruption and abuse of office.
Governor Lenolkulal is accused of irregularly obtaining Ksh.84.7 million by supplying fuel to the Samburu County Government through his fuel company, Oryx Service Station between March 27, 2013 and March 25, 2019.
“Between March 27, 2013 and March 25, 2019, at Samburu County, being the Governor of Samburu County Government, you used your office to improperly confer upon yourself a benefit of Ksh.84,695,996.55 through Oryx Service Station, a business entity owned by yourself, through the supply of fuel to Samburu County Government,” read the charge sheet