Former Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Managing Director Charles Tanui alongside two other top managers have denied abuse of office charges related to the irregular award of a Ksh30 million tender for the installation of autotransformers.
Tanui, Elias Karumi KPC’s former Chief Manager-Technical and Josphat Sirma- former Chief Electrical Engineer are facing abuse of office charges as well as failing to comply with procurement rules in awarding the contract to Redline Limited.
They were arrested on Wednesday by Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) officers.
According to EACC, the money in question was paid using false documents and the items were never installed, tested or commissioned.
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The trio appeared Thursday before Anti-corruption court Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti for plea taking.
Tanui is accused of failing to comply with rules relating to procurement by authorizing the payment to Redline Limited for the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of auto-transformers without a contract.
Company chief engineer Josphat Kipkoech Sirma is accused of making a false certificate of completion to show that Redline Ltd had completed installation of auto-transformers at Kenya Pipeline headquarters.
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