Mudavadi’s press secretary, Salim Swaleh among other officials arraigned in court over fraud case
Police seek to detain Mudavadi's press secretary, Salim Swaleh and five others in the alleged fraud case
Police seek to detain Mudavadi’s press secretary, Salim Swaleh and five others in the alleged fraud case
Salim Swaleh, Director of Press at the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary, and others have been arraigned at the Milimani law court to answer to charges of obtaining money by false pretences and abuse of office.
The prosecution however applied to have the suspects, who were arrested yesterday, be detained for at least 14 days to complete investigations.
According to the miscellaneous application, the complainants are foreigners from Dubai and South Africa adding that they were allegedly lured into the country to secure a tender to construct two stadia for the upcoming AFCON 2027 games.
It is alleged that the complainants were to be defrauded over Ksh.5 million as a registration fee.
“The complainants were made to believe that after the meeting at the Prime CS office, they would meet the government officials from the Ministry of Sports, Interior and Youth Affairs, two Senators from the Budget Committee of Parliament and Sports committee with an aim of security the tender of building the two stadia,” the court was told.
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Similarly, they say that upon entering the office, Mudavadi’s press secretary, Swaleh allegedly paved the way allowing the other respondents to hold a meeting with the foreigners where the first suspect personated himself as the chairman of the Government Delivery Unit and would assist the foreigners in speeding up the tendering process.
The investigations need time to record statements based on U.A.E and company registration details from relevant offices.
They argue that the AIA are likely to interfere with investigations if released adding that the nature of investigations AIA complex as it involves foreigners.
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