Ex-Kenya Power CEO Ben Chumo Arrested for CRS Post Despite Corruption Case :: Kenya

NAIROBI, KENYA : MP Nyali Mohammed Ali had trouble getting answers from Ben Chumo, former executive director from Kenya Power. allegations of crimes and abuse of power in Kenya Power.

Chumo appeared Monday morning before Parliament's Finance Committee to celebrate his willingness to become the Chair of the Wages and Compensation Committee (CBC).

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The allegations of corruption to which Chumo and other senior officials of Kenya Power have not escaped are not lost in the mind of Mohammed Ali.

"Mr. Chumo I can see that you are a candidate for the Presidency of the SRC and that you have been to Kenya Power Compnay, the company that allegedly stole a lot of money from Kenyans through corruption.

"You are in court on charges of corruption and you have the courage to stand before us to demand the work of the CBC and yet you have not settled your problems in court"

But before Ali finished asking his question, fellow lawmakers reminded him of the house's standing orders ordering him to be ordained.

"Mheshimiwa Ali, you see this is a house of order and we must be in order according to our Rules."

Chumo, current CEO Ken Tarus and his colleagues at Kenya Power are accused of entering into a contract with a private company for the supply of transformers, which turned out to be defective.

Prosecutors said the agreement also flouted procurement rules for state entities. The officials are currently on bail from Sh1million and have been asked to file their travel documents at court.

Chumo in his response at Monday's meeting told the committee that the issue of bribery submitted to him is complex and argued that the processors in question had been purchased in 2011/2012 while he was at the department of human resources. Officer.

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"I became CEO of Kenya Power in 2013 and I was not even a member of the Supply Committee during that time. has challenges, but I do not deny the purchase of transformers at KPLC in 2011/12, "said Chumo.

Dr. Chumo, who has a Ph.D. in Human Resource Management from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) supervised postgraduate students at the same university.

If it is approved by Parliament as President of Wages and Remuneration (CSR), Chumo will hold a job that suits not only his doctorate in human resource management, but also a home.

If he succeeds, he will face a new push from the deputies to increase their salaries and allowances.