By LINET WAFULAMore by this AuthorA magistrate has issued warrants of arrest against four Bungoma County officials who failed to appear in court in a corruption case. The four are among eight officials arrested by the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission on Thursday afternoon. They are accused of breaching procurement rules in awarding a tender to Jagia Enterprise to supply 10 wheelbarrows to the county at Sh109,000 each. They are former county secretary John Juma, tender committee chairman Howard Lukadilu, Oscar Ojwang and Jacqueline Nanjana. Mr Juma, who is facing five accounts of misconduct, was accused of unlawfully and irregularly authorising the payment of Sh983,880 to Jagia Enterprise, charges he denies.

Source: Daily Nation January 27, 2017 15:08 UTC