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County clerk, six others in trouble over books tender

Nairobi County Assembly Clerk Jacob Ngwele at a past function. He and six others have been recommended for prosecution for abuse of office. [File, Standard]

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has recommended the prosecution of Nairobi County Assembly Clerk Jacob Ngwele and six others for abuse of office and conspiracy to defraud.

In recommendations sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), the DCI has recommended that they be charged for allegedly authorising payments of Sh997,926 for the procurement of books for the County Assembly Resource Centre, which were never delivered.

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