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5 senior Kebs staff charged with stealing Sh26.3m, freed on bail
Geoffrey Ngari, Pauline Wamalwa, Martin Nyakiamo, Augustine Wachira and Rose Wangui, senior employees of the Kenya Bureau of Standards, at the Mombasa Law Courts on September 21, 2020 over theft of Sh26.3 million.
Photo credit: Laban Walloga | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- Geoffrey Wandeto, Pauline Wamalwa, Martin Nyakiamo, Augustine Wachira and Rose Wangui were also charged with conspiracy to defraud Kebs of the money.
- The accused are regional accountant, assistant accountant, regional manager, quality assurance manager, all for the Coast region, and Nairobi headquarters principal accountant, respectively.
- The five pleaded not guilty and were each released on Sh2 million bond with a surety of similar amount or Sh500,000 cash bail.
Five Kenya Bureau of Standards employees were on Monday charged with stealing Sh26.3 million from the agency.
Geoffrey Wandeto, Pauline Wamalwa, Martin Nyakiamo, Augustine Wachira and Rose Wangui were also charged with conspiracy to defraud Kebs of the money.
