Kenya Pipeline Corporation Managing Director Joe Sang thought he could escape justice when he decided to voluntarily resign from office.
Sang’s plan has not been as successful as he thought it would be as the KPC boss was today met with a rude shock when detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) made a visit to his house.
Joe Sang was arrested by the DCI in connection to the ongoing scandal at the Kisumu Oil Jetty.
The KPC Managing Director had recently opted to quit and not seek a second term in office just as the board launched investigations into the oil company loss.
In a statement to newsrooms earlier in the week, Sang cited ‘personal reasons’ for the decision which comes two months after he was summoned over the Ksh. 1.8 billion Kisumu oil jetty scandal.
It is reported that detectives camped in the manger’s home this morning, while other five managers in the firm were last night arrested. Among those arrested were the General Manager, Supply Chain Vincent Cheruiyot, Gloria Khafafa and General Manager in charge of infrastructure Billy Aseka.
Ms. Khafafa is said to have been hired fraudulently, without papers.
Sang has been at the centre of graft allegations in which the company lost over 23 million litres of fuel.
The officials are being questioned at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations Headquarters over various other scandals at the corporation, including the loss of millions of litres of oil under questionable circumstances.
The arrests were made after the Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji approved various charges against them. The DCI Boss, George Kinoti then ordered his officers to round up all those to be charged.
The Kenya Pipeline Company has been under investigation over allegations of massive corruption at the State corporation. On October 17 this year, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti summoned Mr. Sang, KPC Chairperson John Ngumi and five others to record statements over the jetty scandal.
Prior to October, Kenya Pipeline Company was fighting claims that over Ksh. 95million was lost to fraudulent procurement deals.
At the time, three officials; Finance General Manager Samwel Odoyo, Procurement Manager Nicholas Gatobu and Specialist Welder Amina Juma had their homes searched by detectives from the anti-graft agency.
Sang later announced that they had been sent on compulsory leave to pave way for investigations.
Joe Sang has been the KPC boss since April 2016 with his current term expected to expire in April.
Do you think Sang’s decision to resign was an attempt to distance himself from the KPC scandal?