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Seven Nairobi County finance chiefs arrested over Sh7m scandal

Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi and his deputy Polycarp Igathe 

Nairobi County Chief Finance Officer Luke Gatimu and six other senior officers were Tuesday evening arrested over abuse of office claims in a probe launched by the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI).

The officials were summoned to DCI headquarters where they were grilled for hours before they were locked up in cells ahead of their arraignment Wednesday.

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