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Six revenue officers sacked over Nakuru fake licenses racket
DCI officer James Lelia (left) and Nakuru County Secretary Jospeh Motari display some of the fake business permits that were seized from printing shops on February 3, 2015. Six revenue officers have been sacked following the discovery of the racket. PHOTO | SULEIMAN MBATIAH | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- The sacked employees would record statements with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and be prosecuted if they are found to have been involved in the syndicate.
- On Monday, county officials, with the help of senior detectives, busted a multimillion-shilling racket involving its staff and local printing shops.
- Two interns at the county’s finance department were among the five people arrested during the crackdown.
- The detectives and enforcement officers carried away computers, printing machines and papers linked to the syndicate.
The Nakuru County government has sacked six senior revenue officers and suspended more than 200 interns following the unearthing of a multimillion-shilling fake licence-printing racket.
County Secretary Jospeh Motari on Thursday said the sacked employees would record statements with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and be prosecuted if they are found to have been involved in the syndicate.
