Shocking details have emerged on how former Kenya Pipeline Managing Director Joe Sang spent his looted billions.
Mr. Sang who is facing corruption charges on the loss of funds during the construction of Sh1.9-billion Kisumu oil jetty spent looted money on purchasing property and over 20 cars, in what netizens have described as insatiable greed that is now very common among public officers.
Mr. Sang has been under investigation since 2018. In 2019, he told the KPC board that he will not wish to get a second term as he was aware that the sleuths from the EACC were closing on him.
The announcement came as the board invited crime busters to investigate the disappearance of more than 21 million litres of fuel, which KPC claimed to have either spilled or was stolen by vandals.
However, Mr. Sang said he was leaving “due to personal reasons”.
Mr. Sang and his senior managers have also been charged with abuse of office for “improperly awarding tender number KPC/PU/006-047” to Southern Engineering Company at a cost of Sh1.9 billion against Sh1.4 billion, which had been approved.
The Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti has been investigating how the project was conceived and how money allocated to it was spent.
Those who had previously been summoned to shed light on the project included Major Neepe Itasayon (Chair, Board Technical Committee), Faith Boinett (Former Chair, Board Finance Committee), Jerry Simu (Former Chair, Board Audit), as well as the managers of the Infrastructure and Finance departments.
The Kisumu oil jetty cannot function without a similar jetty in Uganda and Tanzania – and as of now, it is considered as a white elephant.
Reports suggest that the looting started after the then Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter wrote to the National Treasury requesting for approval of a supplementary budget of Sh1.4 billion for the Kisumu oil jetty, which had been approved by the Cabinet as part of Jubilee’s flagship projects.
Kenya Pipeline has been dogged by procurement and management scandals that ran into billions of shillings.
Here is the full list of properties acquired by Mr. Sang former MD Kenya Pipeline Company while in office
- A residential building-Opposite central bank (2020) Eldoret Kapsabet Tea out-growers/Eldokap Holdings BLOCK 6/85, Shs 350,000,000
- South B plot (2017) Nairobi, Solomon Tanui LR 14/528, Shs 50,000,000
- Arthi River junction/Mombasa Road junction (2019), Apartment flat No. M 57 Great wall Gardens II Benard Sang, LR12581/14, Shs 5,000,000
- Mavoko 2019, Great wall Apartments Block J A003, Name Not known, Shs 4,000,000
- Karen Land (2014)-Nairobi, Near KCB training school Karen, SUNBURN Company LR 12302/8, Shs 30,000,000
- Rongai (2019), Rongai, Name Not known. Shs 15,000,000
- Lower Elgon view house (2019) Eldoret, Kapsabet tea out growers company. Block 13/868, Shs 35,000,000
- Pioneer (2018)-Eldoret, Eldoret Sebran Holdings, Block 14/71, Shs 20,000,000.
- Pioneer- (2018)-Eldoret, Eldoret, Sebran Holdings Block 14/65, Shs 20,000,000
- Pioneer- (2018)-Eldoret, Eldoret, Sebran Holdings Block 14/64, Shs 20,000,000.
- Plot in Pioneer-Opposite Citam church-Eldoret 2017, Eldoret, Kapsabet tea out growers company Shs 20,000,000
- Plot in Langas-Near Police station (2017)-Eldoret Eldoret, Kapsabet tea out growers company, Shs 35,000,000
- Plot in Langas-Near Police station (2019)-Eldoret Eldoret, Kapsabet tea out growers company, Block 1/85, Shs 35,000,000
- Racecourse-Near Villagio pub(2017) ELDORET Eldoret, Kapsabet tea out growers company Shs 35,000,000.
- Shares in Sergoit farm(2014), Eldoret Sergoit Company Limited, Shs 50,000,000
- Kapsoya-Eldoret, Eldoret. Name Not known BLOCK 9/1929, Shs 20,000,000
- Kapsoya-Eldoret, Eldoret, BLOCK 9/1947-SOLD IN 2020-Exchanged with BLOCK 6/85, Shs 200,000,000
- Kapsoya-Eldoret yr 2015, Eldoret, BLOCK 9/3337 Shs 20,000,000
- Chepterit Land, 10 acres with tea yr 201 Chepterit Was owned by Kazungu formery KPC Shs 10,000,000
- Kajiado yr 2020, Kajiado, KJD/OLEKASASI/1716, Shs 10,000,000
- Saoset in Bomet yr 2020, 4.91 acres. Name Not known, Shs 4,000,000
- Cheplaskei in Eldoret yr 2020, 10 acres, Exchanged with SITIENEI-AUSTRALIA with Kuinet Land, Shs 50,000,000
- Chesunet Eldoret (2 acres) yr2019. Moi University Name Not known, Shs 2,000.000
- Chebarbar-Chepterit with tea and animals 7.302 yr 2020. Arwos-Chebarbar. Name Not known Approx. Shs 22,000,000
- Kipsigak-Kapsabet with tea 6.282 acres (2020) Kipsigak- Kapsabet. Name Not known Shs 6,282,000
- Kapseret-Near Sudi’s home (15@ 3m) 2015 Eldoret. Name not known Shs30,000,000 Sold
- Kapseret-Near late Kiplagat’s home 5 acres yr 2015, ELDORET. Name not known Shs 30,000,000 Sold
- Kericho municipality upgraded in 2019 Kericho, Peter Ngeno Block 5/413, Shs 60,000,000
- Range rover-Navy blue. KCX 222R, Registered under Richard Kipkorir Tanui (Brother) +61 498 187 228 and 0708351170 Shs 30,000,000
- Ford Ranger red KCX 222H. Registered under Charles Tanui, Shs 5,000,000/-
- Mercedes Benz GLA 250 bronze. KCW 222N, Registered under Solomon Kingetich Tanui (Brother) 0720179844, Shs 6,000,000
- Mercedes Benz E class black KCW 001J, Registered under Bernard Kipkorir Sang, Shs 5,000,000
- Mercedes Benz GL 450 CDI black KCB 969D, Registered under Benard Kipkorir Sang 0720 745027, Shs 5,000,000 Sold
- Mercedes Benz GL 450 CDI blue KCU 444R. Not known Shs 8,000,000 Sold
- Toyota Prado Black KCR 098F Third party not known Shs 6,000,000
- Toyota RAV 4 Blue KCX 770Z. Registered under Thomas Kipkoech Kutto 07204 438306, Shs 4,000,000
- Ford Ranger KDB 222P. Logbook in name of Agnes Chepngetich Mutai 0723140530, Shs 2,000,000
- Toyota Axio KCK 945V Charles Kiprotich Tanui Shs 800,000
- Toyota Axio KCE 881. Charles Kiprotich Tanui Shs 800,000 Sold
- Toyota Hilux pickup KCH 222. Kapsabet tea out growers Shs 6,000,000 sold.
- Toyota Lexus L570 KCA 444W. Not Known Shs 10,000,000 sold
- Toyota Land cruiser KBZ 444A. Charles Tanui Shs 6,000,000 Sold.
- Mercedes Benz C 230 KBU 802P. Charles Tangi, Shs 2,000,000 Sold
- Toyota Land Cruiser KBZ 444A Charles Tanui, Shs 5,000,000 Sold
- Caterpillar KHMA 222E Shs 10,000,000 Sold