Photo/FILE Nambale MP Chris Okemo (left) and former Kenya Power and Lighting boss Samuel Gichuru.
By NATION REPORTER
Posted Monday, August 1 2011 at 22:18
Posted Monday, August 1 2011 at 22:18
The solicitor-general of Jersey Island is in the country to push for the extradition of Nambale MP Chris Okemo and former Kenya Power managing director Samuel Gichuru to face corruption charges.
Mr Howard Sharp arrived on Sunday night to follow up on the request to have Mr Okemo and Mr Gichuru extradited to the English Channel isle to face charges of receiving up to Sh900 million in bribes from companies eyeing contracts in the energy sector.
“I can confirm that the solicitor-general of Jersey Island Howard Sharp is in the country in connection with the extradition case of Mr Okemo and Mr Gichuru,” said an official at the UK High Commission in Nairobi, Mr John Bradshaw.
He declined to give more information on the visit citing legal issues.
Public Prosecutions director Keriako Tobiko denied knowledge that a delegation from Jersey Island was in the country to follow up on the case.
“My office is not aware. I don’t know where that information is coming from,” he said.
Initial reports had indicated that the delegation would be led by Attorney General Le Cocq and Mr Sharp, but Mr Bradshaw confirmed that only the solicitor-general was in the country.
The reports had indicated that the delegation had scheduled appointments with officials at the DPP’s office and the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission.
Jersey authorities say the money was paid into accounts held by a firm known as Windward Trading.
British detectives say Mr Gichuru owns the firm while Mr Okemo worked with Mr Gichuru on the fraud while he headed the Energy and Finance ministries.
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