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Kenya Power's CEO Ken Tarus charged with economic crimes

In the dock: Ex-Kenya Power CEO Ben Chumo.

NAIROBI, KENYA: The chief executive of Kenya Power, his immediate predecessor and 10 other senior managers at the company were charged in court on Monday with conspiracy to commit an economic crime and abuse of office, court documents showed.

CEO Ken Tarus, his predecessor, Ben Chumo, and the other executives pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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