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Tuesday April 16, 2024 ((rezonodwes.com))–
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested former director general of the National Museums of Kenya (NMK), Mzalendo Kibunja along with three others, following the discovery of a loss of over 490 million Kenyan shillings within the NMK, through a fraudulent scheme involving the payment of salaries to ghost workers for over five years.
According to the EACC, the money was then transferred to senior officials.
The suspects are being detained at the EACC Integrity Center Police Station awaiting arraignment on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
“The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) today arrested four suspects accused of embezzling Ksh.490,000,000 from the National Museums of Kenya (NMK) between the financial years 2015/2016 and 2021/2022 said EACC Deputy Director General Abdi Mohamud.
The arrested suspects are Mzalendo Nyaga Kibunja (former NMK Director General), Oliver Okinyi Rabuor (ICT Manager, Salaries Section), Wycliffe Odhiambo Ongata (Accountant, Salaries Section) and Oscar Mwaura (alleged recruiter of ghost employees).
Other charges against the suspects include abuse of office, contrary to Section 46, read in conjunction with Section 48(1) of the Anti-Corruption Act No. 3 of 2003 and economic crimes, illegal acquisition of public property, contrary to Article 45(1)(i) read in conjunction with Article 48(1) of the Law No. 3 of 2003 on Combating against corruption and economic crimes, and the acquisition of proceeds of crime, contrary to Article 4, read in conjunction with Article 16 of Law No. 51 of 2012 on Proceeds of Crime and Combating money laundering.
The suspects will also be charged with money laundering in violation of section 3(a) in conjunction with section 16 of the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act No. 51 of 2012 and financial misconduct in violation of section 197(1)(1) in conjunction with section 199 of the Public Finance Management Act No. 2012.
“A suspect, Mr. Stanvas Ongalo Opijah, Director of Human Resources and Administration, who is yet to be arrested, is requested to report immediately to the EACC Headquarters located in the Integrity Center Building , at the intersection of Valley and Jakaya Kikwete roads, or the nearest EACC regional office, without fail,” Mr Mohamud added.
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