The wife of a top Kenya Ports Authority official charged on Monday with stealing Sh215 million from the institution was charged with the same crime yesterday after leaving hospital.
Jacinta Wanjiku is wife of KPA Finance General Manager Patrick Nyoike. The two were arrested in their Mombasa home on Sunday and charged the next day but she and two others did not attend court as her husband was freed on bond.
Her lawyer, Jared Magolo told court on Monday she was admitted to hospital suffering from depression and the magistrate allowed her to plead yesterday.
She denied the charges before Mombasa Chief Magistrate Edna Nyaloti. “The accused shall be released on Sh5 million bond with one surety of similar amount or pay a cash bail of Sh2 million,” ruled Nyaloti.
She is accused that between September 2014 and March 2017 in Mombasa County being a Managing Director of Nyali Capital Limited, she received Sh215,098,340 from KPA, which was acquired through corrupt conduct.
Prosecution Counsel Alloys Kemo said: “Evidence that will be adduced will demonstrate that Wanjiku is principal General Manager of Nyali Capital Limited and a signatory where money was transferred and she had a significant role to play in commission of the charges she is facing.”
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