MOI’S VEHICLE NABBED IN SUGAR RACKET
February 27th, 2009
By JEFF OTIENO
A lorry believed to be associated with immediate former president Daniel Arap Moi was early this week arrested by the Kisumu Police on suspicion that it was part of syndicate to defraud Kibos Sugar Company.
According to inside sources within the company who talked to the press on condition of anonymity, the truck which is associated with the immediate former president does transport business and was hired by a former Juja MP to buy sugar worth 5.6 million with a fake co-operative banker’s cheque.
The former MP according to the source had instructed his three errand boys to specifically hand over the cheque to a one Mr. Mukun Bat who is the procurement manager.
Stung by previous fraud abortive syndicates and thanks to proper procurement mechanisms, Mukun called the co-operative bank to know the legitimacy where it was confirmed it was a fake banker’s cheque.
At the time of going to press, the truck together with the trio were still in the police custody.
Meanwhile motorists and residents around Miwani Division are up in arms with Police officer in charge of Nyangeta Police post for extorting money from them. They are alleging that the officer even goes to private business premises to sought for vehicles purported not to be conforming to traffic rules where he demands hefty bribes before he releases them.
Morale of his junior officers are also said to low courtesy of his arrogance and endless demands particularly when it approaches weekends.
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