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Former Tourism Permanent Secretary Rebecca Nabutola and former Kenya Tourism Board boss Achieng Ong'ong'a have been ordered to pay a Sh 500,000 fine each or serve jail for one year each after losing an appeal against their conviction for defrauding the ministry of Sh8.9 million.19/5/2016 PHOTO BY GEORGE NJUNGE
A former permanent secretary and top official at a State firm have lost an appeal against their conviction over a Sh8.9 million fraud.
Rebecca Nabutola, who once served as Tourism PS and Achieng Ong'ong'a, a former managing director of the Kenya Tourism Board, were yesterday dealt a blow after Justice Ngenye Macharia upheld their conviction over willful failure to comply with procurement laws.
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