Major Scandal Unveiled: Njiraini and 7 Accused in Sh20m Toxic Sugar Sale Case
Seven other people in addition to Bernard Njiraini, the former managing director of the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs), were charged on Monday in connection with the disappearance and illegal sale of condemned sugar with a value of twenty million shillings.
The Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi have charged Mr. Njiraini and his co-accused with stealing 20,000 bags of sugar worth that amount.
They both vehemently denied the allegations, and as a result, they were each granted release on a cash bail of 400,000 shillings.
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Amid the ongoing investigation, the police have detained Chrispus Waithaka, who is believed to be the mastermind behind the theft of condemned sugar with a value of 163 million Shillings.
Mr. Waithaka was detained upon his arrival from Dubai on Saturday night at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
On April 20, one of the people who witnessed the breaking of customs seals. On the forty containers of condemned sugar was the suspect, who was a director of Assets and Cargo Limited.
Before the suspect was stopped by immigration officials upon arrival in Nairobi. He had already been identified as a threat by various security agencies. And a travel ban had been put into effect for him.
Major Scandal Unveiled: Njiraini and 7 Accused in Sh20m Toxic Sugar Sale Case
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