Kenya Ports Authority’s Finance boss, Patrick Wambugu Nyoike and a clerical officer, Isaac Obunga, have been charged with corruption-related offenses in Mombasa over alleged Sh214.5 million fraud.
On Monday, Nyoike pleaded not guilty to the five charges levelled against and was released on a cash bail of Sh2 million or Sh5 million.
The prosecutor applied for a warrant of arrest against Nyoike’s wife, Jacinta. However, a medical report was produced in court to show that she was unwell and could not appear in cout.
The court ruled that the medical doctor who authored the report to appear on Tuesday, May 11, to verify the said report failure to which she will be considered to have absconded court.
The other co-accused, Nyoike’s brother Alfred Hinga and Peter Ndichu, requested the court to facilitate their travel to Mombasa from Nairobi to take plea in the fraud case.
