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The governor of Busia Sospeter Ojaamong & # 39 ;. He swore to defend himself, saying that the bidding was overboard.
By Sam Kiplagat
Busia governor, Sospeter Ojaamong, and three Busia County ministers were charged with seven counts of fraud
Ministers are Mr. Bernard Yaite, Mr. Allan Ekweny and Samuel Ombui. were brought before the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court, Nairobi, Wednesday after being held in cells for more than four hours at the Integrity Center, the headquarters of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) .
The court heard that they had hired a company known as Madame R Enterprise to conduct a feasibility study on waste management, but that it had not been budgeted.
million. Ojaamong and the officials were accused of defrauding the
They faced various counts – including the abuse of power, the conspiracy to commit economic crime and s & # 39; 39 Engage in a project without proper planning.
Other charges included deliberate disregard of law
Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Alexander Muteti made a request for warrants or arrest against six other accused
. Timon Otieno and Leonard Wanda
Other presumed directors of Mrs. R. Edna Adhiambo, Renish Achieng and Sebastian Hallensleben, a German
The court heard that they had committed the offense between March 15 and September 25, 2014.
CONTRACT
They are jointly charged with plotting to commit an economic crime by engaging in a scheme to defraud the Busia County Government of $ 8 million. shillings by signing a memorandum of understanding for the study.
million. Ojaamong is accused of having intentionally entered into a memorandum of understanding with the company, even though he knew that the study had not been budgeted for it. year 2013/2014.
He reportedly entered the contract while he was in Berlin, Germany on April 7, 2014.
The governor of Busia is also charged with abuse of office to unduly confer a benefit.
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