• Investigations commenced upon receipt of a complaint on 30th September 2024 that the KMA officials had corruptly and irregularly awarded the tender.

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has confirmed that on Tuesday, November 27, 2024, it arrested one Henry Mwasaru, the Head of Human Resource & Administration at the Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) over allegations of corruption involving a Kes40,539,760 tender for provision of staff medical cover.

“He was nabbed in an operation which also targeted two insurance brokers believed to have participated in the insurance scam,” said EACC in a statement on X.

According to EACC, Mwasaru, who serves as the Assistant Director in charge of Human Resource Management (HRM) at KMA, is accused of colluding with his counterpart Head of Supply Chain Management, Ms Bevaline Lundu, at KMA to fraudulently award the medical insurance tender to an insurance agency outside the law.

The operation, pursuant to court orders, yielded valuable evidentiary material supporting the ongoing investigation.

Investigations commenced upon receipt of a complaint on September 30, 2024 that the KMA officials had corruptly and irregularly awarded the tender.

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The Commission has intensified focus on procurement of staff medical insurance cover in public institutions, which some officials use as a conduit for embezzlement of public funds through bid rigging and kickbacks.