The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) raided the homes of six top Kenya Power managers amid the war on corruption at the utility firm.
The anti-graft agency hauled away documents amid an intensified war on corruption while the raid comes nearly eight months after the government announced a lifestyle audit in October last year with the first phase focusing on the executives at the power utility.
“EACC accessed and searched residential homes of six KPLC Top Managers under investigation for alleged grand corruption ranging from procurement irregularities, insider trading, unexplained wealth, and conflict of interest. Critical evidence was confiscated,” the anti-graft body said in a statement.
The anti-graft agency said the top managers are linked to fault awarding of tenders that have financially bled the firm and left it with dead stock worth billions of shillings.
According to EACC, the residences belong to John Kibyegon from the Supply Chain, Charles Mwaura (Network Management), and Stephen Kinadira of Finance.
The other homes that were raided include the residence of Engineer Stephen Nguli and Supply Chain Managers Jane Muigai and John Wachira.
Mwaura was one of the five executives who were sent on compulsory 60-day leave to pave the way for investigations in November last year.
The recent unfolding comes as the agency probes corrupt dealings at the power utility which has gathered pace in the past few months.
The lifestyle audit is part of the recommendations of the task force appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta to look into the woes of the utility last year.
This was after growing concerns of flawed procurement that have seen the company lose billions of shillings.
Kenya Power has been in the spotlight amid a financial haemorrhage largely linked to procurement scandals.
A preliminary audit report shows that Kenya Power held about Sh9.8 billion in deadstock — pointing to the electricity supplier’s messy procurement programs.
The dead stock includes items such as cables, meters, and transformers that have been sitting in the warehouses for more than five years.