Lugari MP Ayub Savula Arrested for Conspiring to Defraud the Gov’t of Sh122 Million

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested Lugari Member of Parliament Ayub Savula.

DCI says the MP was apprehended for allegedly conspiring to defraud the government of Sh122 million.

“Lugari Member of Parliament, the Honorable Ayub Savula Angatia, has been arrested this evening (Friday) by DCI Detectives for conspiring to steal Sh122, 335, 500 from the Ministry of Information Communication and Technology,” a statement from DCI reads.

The arrest of the second term MP comes after investigations into the alleged Sh2.5 billion scandal at the Government Advertising Agency (GAA) under the ministry of Information Communications and Technology.

Savula will spend the weekend at the Muthaiga Police Station before being arraigned in court on Monday.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji says Savula will be charged alongside former Principal Secretary Sammy Itemere and 23 others over the scam.

Haji says there is sufficient evidence to charge the suspects and companies implicated in the scandal with fraudulent payment of more than Sh122 million.

Investigations established that the money was paid to Savula, Melody Gatwiri Ringera and Hellen Jepkorir Kemboi.

Others include Sunday Publishers Ltd, Melsav Company Ltd, Johnnewton Communications, the Express Media Group, No Burns Protection Agencies Ltd, Cross Continents Ventures Ltd and Shieldlock Ltd.

Haji says Itemere, the then Principal Secretary in charge of State Department of Broadcasting and Telecommunications in the Ministry of ICT approved illegal payments of the millions to the aforementioned individuals and firms.