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Ex-National Museums Director-General Mzalendo Kibunja faces charges over alleged Sh400m pay to ghost workers

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Former National Museums of Kenya Director-General Dr Mzalendo Kibunja. [File, Standard]

The Director of Public Prosecution Renson Ingonga has cleared the way for former National Museums of Kenya Director-General Dr Mzalendo Kibunja to be charged over an alleged Sh400m payment to ghost workers.

Kibunja is set to be charged with embezzlement of funds at the National Museum of Kenya, which was allegedly paid as salaries to ghost employees and later transferred to three officers in the institution.

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