Senator Chesang Denies Links to KSh 60M Harambee House Tender Scandal
By Trans Nzoia Senator Allan Chesang has strongly denied any links to a high-profile fraud case involving seven suspects arrested at Harambee House.
His response follows a report by a local publication on Friday claiming that the suspects allegedly defrauded two foreign nationals—Talal Yousef Yousef Zaitoun and his brother Hatem Youssef Yousef Zaitoun, representatives of Swedish firm Jokara AB—in a fake tender deal for the supply of 500 Toyota Hiace High Roof ambulances.
The report also alleged that two of the suspects worked in the office of Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo, while two others were reportedly aides to Senator Chesang.
However, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) earlier dismissed claims that government officials were involved in the fraud case, terming the reports misleading and sensational.
Senator Chesang has also denied any knowledge of, or association with, the suspects said to be linked to his office. Through his lawyers, the lawmaker rejected the claims, describing them as malicious and defamatory, and firmly distancing his office from the alleged scheme.