Mzalendo Kibunjia to face charges in Sh490mn ghost workers scandal at National Museums of Kenya » Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 14 – The Director of Public Prosecutions has recommended charges against former National Museums of Kenya Director General Mzalendo Kibunjia in Sh490 million paid to ghost workers.

Kibunjia will be prosecuted alongside three other officials for the crimes committed between 2015 and 2022 when he was at the helm.

They include Human Resources and Accounts officials and an Equity Bank official who facilitated the payments that were rerouted back to some of the officials after being wired out as salaries to the non-existent staff.

The officials were identified as Stanvas Ongado, who is the director of Human Resources and Administration, Oliver Okinyi, who is the ICT officer payroll section, Wycliff Odhiambo who is the accountant payroll section and Oscar Mwaura who is the accountant Equity Bank.

“The DPP has decided to charge the former Director General of National Museums of Kenya, Dr Mzalndo Kibunja along with three employees and an employee of equity bank with embezzlement of 490,000,000 at the National Museums of Kenya(NMK), which was irregularly paid as salaries to ghost employees and later transferred to officers of the institution between FY 2015/2016 AND 2021/2022,” a statement from the DPP’s office states.

The suspects will be charged with conspiracy to commit an offence of corruption, abuse of office, unlawful acquisition of public property, acquisition of proceeds of crime, and financial misconduct.

“The DPP upon further independent and thorough review of the resubmitted inquiry file, was satisfied that there is sufficient evidence to warrant the prosecution of the following suspects,” the statement issued on Saturday states.

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