Lugari MP Ayub Savula Arrested for Conspiring to Defraud the Gov’t of Sh122 Million
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested Lugari Member of Parliament Ayub Savula.
DCI says the MP was apprehended for allegedly conspiring to defraud the government of Sh122 million.
“Lugari Member of Parliament, the Honorable Ayub Savula Angatia, has been arrested this evening (Friday) by DCI Detectives for conspiring to steal Sh122, 335, 500 from the Ministry of Information Communication and Technology,” a statement from DCI reads.
The arrest of the second term MP comes after investigations into the alleged Sh2.5 billion scandal at the Government Advertising Agency (GAA) under the ministry of Information Communications and Technology.
Savula will spend the weekend at the Muthaiga Police Station before being arraigned in court on Monday.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji says Savula will be charged alongside former Principal Secretary Sammy Itemere and 23 others over the scam.
Haji says there is sufficient evidence to charge the suspects and companies implicated in the scandal with fraudulent payment of more than Sh122 million.
Investigations established that the money was paid to Savula, Melody Gatwiri Ringera and Hellen Jepkorir Kemboi.
Others include Sunday Publishers Ltd, Melsav Company Ltd, Johnnewton Communications, the Express Media Group, No Burns Protection Agencies Ltd, Cross Continents Ventures Ltd and Shieldlock Ltd.
Haji says Itemere, the then Principal Secretary in charge of State Department of Broadcasting and Telecommunications in the Ministry of ICT approved illegal payments of the millions to the aforementioned individuals and firms.
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Ayub Savula said that…
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Ayub Savula said that corruption suspects should be publicly executed. What are they waiting for execute him. Go by his own words.
LUHYA men need to STOP!…
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LUHYA men need to STOP! marrying Foreign women (who end up messing them into Theft or Debts).
Ain’t there accountants,…
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Ain’t there accountants, expenditure protocol,banks or anything Similar to ensure checks and balances are in place whenever public funds are released? Sounds like large sums of money are just stored in a room that anyone can walk in n grab or a single person’s signature needed to authorizae the release of funds.Any sane organization will have records for proof of payment or receipt for services rendered or received.Decentralize the authorization chain and have multiple departments co-authorize any transaction that involves large sums.
Good god. This is unreal…
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Good god. This is unreal. The criminals are running loose everywhere. Where are the wardens??????No one is in charge. So much official corruption. We need to eradicate this practice before the country goes broke. Folks are committing huge financial crimes without any repercussion. Committing financial crimes and getting away with it has become an art form. I keep wondering how the country is not broke by now. Wake up good people.
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