Detectives from EACC Mombasa Regional Office have arrested 9 suspects including 6 officials of the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) over graft involving a Kes.62 Million tender.

The suspects are currently before the Mombasa Anti-Corruption Court following arraignment this morning.

Investigations established that the suspects executed a fraudulent scheme to embezzle public funds through a tender awarded to a company linked to them.

They will be charged with conflict of interest, fraudulent acquisition of public property and forgery of the documents used in the scam.

The nine officials who are set to be arraigned on Wednesday include;  

1.Yobesh Oyaro – Former Head of Procurement and Supplies, KPA

2. David Angwenyi – Member of the Evaluation Committee, KPA

3. Norah Mugambi – Member of the Evaluation Committee, KPA

4. Athanase Wambari – Member of the Evaluation Committee, KPA

5. Robert Bosuben – Senior Clerical Officer at the Civil Engineering Department,

6. David Arika – Member of the Evaluation Committee

7. Azenath Kwamboka Mageto – Agent of Chemiso East Africa

8. Rose Cherotich – Account signatory of Chemiso East Africa.

9. Idd Arube Nanyang – Agent of Chemiso East Africa

The commission has yet to release a detailed statement on how the officials were linked to the company, whether they used proxies to access the funds and how the preliminary probe was conducted. 

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