Isiolo County tender team members face corruption charges

Isiolo county tender commitee members (from left) Ali Huka, Peter Wamboko Khakame, Hadija Halake, county Treasury Head Humphrey Aaron Githuku Maina and Head of Procurement and Supply Chain Charles Gachihi Mungai on November 25, 2015 when they denied corruption charges in relation to the alleged irregular award of a Sh12,477,500 tender to Ms Shamz Hotel Limited for the supply of branded gunny sacks for repackaging relief food. They appeared before Meru anti corruption court magistrate Evans Makori [Photo/Martin Mwenda/Standard

Five Isiolo County tender committee officials yesterday denied graft charges related to the purchase of Sh12.4 million gunny sacks for the repackaging of relief food last year.

The five appeared before Meru Anti-Corruption Magistrate Evans Makori who released them on a Sh500,000 cash bail or a Sh1 million bond with a surety of a similar amount.