DPP Orders for Arrest and Prosecution of Former CS Hassan Wario over Sh55 Million Scam
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has ordered for arrest and prosecution of former Sports Cabinet Secretary Hassan Wario over Sh55 million scam.
Wario will be charged alongside former Sports Principal Secretary Richard Ekai and former
National Olympics Committee of Kenya (NOCK) boss Kipchoge Keino over misappropriation of funds set aside for 2016 Rio Olympics.
In a statement on Saturday, the DPP said the suspects will be charged 12 counts of abuse of office and willful failure to comply with laws relating to the management of taxpayers cash.
The three, together with other officials are accused of using the cash for purchase of unutilized flight tickets, overpayment of allowances totaling Sh15M and incurring expenditure of Sh6 million on unauthorized persons.
Haji said he was satisfied that there is enough evidence to charge the officials with the misappropriation of more that Sh55 million.
"Upon independent review and consideration of evidence contained in the inquiry file, I am satisfied that there is sufficient evidence to charge the above suspects for misappropriation of over Sh55 million," Haji said.
Others officials implicated in the scandal include Harun Komen (former Director of Administration in the ministry of Sports), Francis Kanyili (former Secretary General, NOCK) and Patrick Kimathi (former Finance Officer, ministry of Sports).
Wario is currently the Kenya's ambassador to Austria.
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Where is the face of Kenya…
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Where is the face of Kenya?Where is 1/3 gender balancing?I can see a Turkana,Rumbwa,Gikuyu/Meru but there are no Luos,Gusii,Wakamba or Luhya.
Noordin fanya kazi kabisa,…
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Noordin fanya kazi kabisa, but court should not let you down at all
Looks like in Kenya Money…
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Looks like in Kenya Money grows on trees and the guys in Power get to pick it fast.Too many stories we need to quadriple office of DPP Otherwise I guess huko pia corruption iko hali ya juu.Time to hire even external independent people to deal with +254 corruption. Kenyans will not investigate and independently prosecute their own..this is like PR excercise.For AGES.Smart lawyers/Judges/Prosecutirs retreat to their mighty cocoons plan how yo deseive Kenyan be4 you know kesi inaisha..a few pockets gets Rich..so sad Kenya.Get us a few sample stories of well prosecuted cases.I gues ZERO
With this ample evidence to…
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With this ample evidence to prosecute,it should follow that the accused should be found guilty and go to prison.Where ami going wrong?
These crooks are taking the cash that should go to our best ambassadors -our sportsmen and women.
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