Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested six former sports officials and contractors over alleged misappropriation of Sh 330 million 2018 Africa Nation’s Championahip tender.
EACC established that the funds were transferred through various entities to conceal their source and facilitate their movement back to Kenya.
The commission said in a statement issued on Tuesday morning that the suspects expected to appear before it later today are:
Harun Komen Chebet, former director of government’s Sports Development agency, Kitheka Muema, a former audit committee member at Football Kenya Federation, Ephraim Muchangi Kinyua, Automobile Business Consultant, and Marcos Gonzalez Puente, a director at Auditel Ingenieria Y Servicious evelopment agency,
ace charges including abuse of office, money laundering and unlawful acquisition of public property.
“Besides criminal proceedings, the Commission has instituted proceedings seeking the recovery and forteiture of funds and assets alleged to have been acquired through proceeds of crime arising from the matter,” said EACC.
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