Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Friday arrested Kenya Pipeline CEO Joe Sang and three managers from the corporation.
Three other senior operatives from NHIF were also rounded up in the crackdown against suspected corrupt officials.
Kenya Pipeline Company CEO Joe Sang has been arrested over the 21 million liters of fuel that went missing. #JoeSangArrested pic.twitter.com/0N0vK5zo2u
— KenyaMOJA.com (@KenMOJA) December 7, 2018
KPC has been riddled with mega corruption scandals that have seen billions of taxpayers’ money either stolen or misappropriated. The Board of Management had invited the DCI to probe the loss of 21 million litres of fuel under Sang’s watch and announced that he would not seek another term at the helm of the organisation.
3 senior managers at Kenya Pipeline including MD Joe Sang, 3 others at NHIF including former CEO Simeon Kirgotty arrested by detectives in latest corruption purge.
— Daniel Kokan (@DanielKokan1) December 7, 2018
Kenya Pipeline CEO Joe Sang arrestedhttps://t.co/K5Y7VEJPT0
— KenyaMOJA.com (@KenMOJA) December 7, 2018
In a previous explanation, the management claimed that the 21 million litres of fuel were lost, through spillage and pilferage. “The issue is not whether the contract allows KPC leakage of 0.25 per cent of fuel transported. The issue is whether that fuel was genuinely lost, or whether it was siphoned off,” an industry insider posed.
Sang's exit adds to high CEO turnover at Kenya Pipeline Business Daily The past few months have been turbulent for Joe Sang in the corner office of the State-run Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC). https://t.co/osz7uRvCEB via @theafricamentor #business #africabiz pic.twitter.com/EOMsbaYH0C
— Africa Mentor (@TheAfricaMentor) December 6, 2018
Oil marketing firms have demanded an independent forensic audit to check the accuracy of stock statements issued by KPC. The probe is expected to unveil one of the biggest scandals in Kenya after the DCI looks into at least 27 projects supposedly carried out in the last four years.