The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Saturday struck Kenya Power Company hard after he authorised the arrest and prosecution of 10 top executives including a former and current managing director over Sh4.5billion scam.

In a move that may cripple the power utility firm and leave the top management floor almost vacant, DPP Noordin Haji, also ordered the prosecution of 33 directors of firms that were irregularly awarded tenders in what is emerging to be a scam in the supply of tenders. 

At the centre of this directive is the puzzle of how a Sh4.5 billion contract to supply transformers was first terminated by KPC and then a ‘settlement agreement’ reached with the supplier.

This saw Haji spread his tentacles to the former Kenya Power boss Dr Ben Chumo, current MD Ken Tarus, Peter Mwicigi, GM Regional Coordination and the company legal secretary Beatrice Meso who were arrested Saturday morning by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations officers.

Haji struck the firm where it hurts most, beginning with Chumo’s successor at the corner office, Mr Tarus who was at the time of the scandal the Chief Finance officer at the company.