Mr Charles Tanui, the Kenya Pipeline Company managing director. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU
By PAUL OGEMBA
In Summary
- Mr Tanui was charged alongside the company’s chief engineer Josphat Kipkoech Sirma and chief technical manager Elias Maina Karumi.
- They all denied the charges and were released on a cash bail of Sh700,000.
- The case is scheduled for mention on November 30, 2015 when a hearing date will be set.
Suspended Kenya Pipeline Company Managing Director
Charles Tanui has been charged with abuse of office in awarding a Sh29
million contract for the installation of autotransformers.
Mr Tanui was charged alongside company chief engineer Josphat Kipkoech Sirma and chief technical manager Elias Maina Karumi with six counts of abuse of office and failing to comply with procurement rules in awarding the contract to Redline Limited.
Mr Tanui is accused of willingly failing to comply with procurement rules when he authorised and signed the contract.
“Being the managing director and accounting
officer, you failed to comply with rules relating to procurement by
authorising payment of Sh28,195,560 to Redline Limited for the supply,
installation, testing and commissioning of autotransformers without a
contract,” read the charge.
In another count, Mr Tanui is accused of using his
office to improperly confer a benefit of Sh939,060 to Redline Limited
when the company had not done any work.
Mr Sirma was accused of making a false certificate
of completion to show that Redline Ltd had completed installation of
autotransformers at Kenya Pipeline headquarters.
They all denied the charges and were released on a cash bail of Sh700,000.
The case is scheduled for mention on November 30, when a hearing date will be set.
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