Detectives from Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have arrested Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Finance Manager Patrick Nyoike over graft allegations.
Nyoike was arrested in Mombasa on Sunday, May 10th, following an order issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji.
DPP’s office said an investigation done by EACC unearthed a scandal at KPA where Nyoike allegedly used his office to make irregular payments amounting to Sh214 million to a company named Nyali Capital Limited.
“Indeed, Patrick Wambugu Nyoike facilitated Nyali Capital Limited’s microfinance business to finance the KPA suppliers, Local Purchase Order (LPOs) and Local Service Orders (LSOs) and thereafter used the KPA system to have the principal and the interest from the said suppliers remitted to Nyali Capital Limited’s account by the KPA,” the Office of DPP said in a statement.
Nyoike’s wife Jacinta Wanjiku Wambugu, who serves as Nyali Capital Limited’s General Manager was also apprehended. Others are directors of Nyali Capital Limited Peter Ndichu Kinyanjui and Alfred Hinga, a brother to Nyoike.
“This clearly demonstrates a conflict of interest on the part of Patrick Wambugu Nyoike,” DPP added.
Also arrested is KPA clerk Isaac Obunga, who is accused of irregularly listing Nyali Capital Limited as a vendor in KPA’s vendor portal.
The suspects will be charged with abuse of office, conspiracy to commit an offense of corruption, and dealing with suspect property, among others.
There’s many KPA employees…
There’s many KPA employees who are known to posses properties which can’t be accounted for as per they annual income. Some even have several local rentals and other also posses residential houses in high gated Nyali estate while they are just simple clerks.
Small fish. Jail him and…
Small fish. Jail him and recover the money. When will the big fish be caught?
Rela-thieves – Nyoike and…
Rela-thieves – Nyoike and his wife, Waititu and his wife, the entire Ngirita family.
This one is starting to…
This one is starting to steal way too early! He looks like Didi Nyoro; or better yet, his kinsman!
Put him and his wife in jail to set a good example for h youth not to steal.
We can only overcome…
We can only overcome corruption by capital punishment. Corruption is tantamount to serial murder of citizens in lost life sustaining social services.
Done in public at Uhuru park.
Done in public at Uhuru park.
Nchi ya watu wenye akili…
Nchi ya watu wenye akili ndogo. So you steal from public coffers ndio? Wajinga tupu!