Kenya: Seven Nakuru County Officials Among Nine Charged Over Sh120mn Procurement Fraud

Nairobi — Seven Nakuru County Government officials were among nine people arraigned Friday over a Sh120 million procurement fraud and money laundering scheme, with all the accused pleading not guilty before being released on bond.

The nine, alongside three companies, face nineteen counts ranging from conflict of interest, money laundering and acquisition of proceeds of crime to procurement-related offences and corrupt and fraudulent practices in procurement proceedings linked to tenders awarded…