Patrick Nyoike, the General Manager Finance at Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), has been arrested in Mombasa over claims of irregular payments amounting to Ksh.214,548, 340.80.
A statement from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions said investigations unearthed a scandal at KPA where Mr. Nyoike apparently used his office to confer the funds to Nyali Capital Limited.
“Indeed, Patrick Wambugu Nyoike facilitated Nyali Capital Limited’s micro finance 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,” it reads.
According to the DPP, the directors of Nyali Capital Limited are the suspect’s Alfred Hinga Nyoike and one Peter Ndichu Kinyanjui.
Mr. Nyoike’s wife Jacinta Wanjiku Wambugu is said to be the company’s General Manager.
“This clearly demonstrates a conflict of interest on the part of Patrick Wambugu Nyoike, the General Manager Finance at KPA,” the ODPP’s statement adds.
Isaac Obunga, a clerical officer at KPA, is also said to have irregularly identified Nyali Capital Limited as a vendor in the KPA vendor portal.
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