Police on Monday published names of the NYS officials who were arrested in a crackdown on those linked to the Sh9 billion scandal.
The detectives said 13 of the suspects were arrested in Nairobi while four were rounded up in Naivasha, among them Ann Wanjiku who allegedly pocketed Sh59m after ‘supplying air’.
The companies whose directors were summoned by the DCI are Firstling Supplies Ltd, Kalabash Food Supplies, Kunjiwa Enterprise, ArkRoad, Ersatz, Ameri Traders, Jerrycathy, Annwaw, Ngiwaco and Njewanga.
They were taken to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters for processing after passing the night at Muthaiga police station.
They are:
Richard Ndubai – NYS Director-General
Sam Michuki – deputy NYS director general
Peter Muchui
Matano Odoyo – NYS
Sammy Mbugua
Timothy Kiplangat Rotich
Wellanalo Mulupi
David Kirui
Ferdinard Matavo
Keziah Mwangi
Duba Galgalo
Isaiah Adalo Chopia
James Thuita Nderitu – businessman
Yvonne Wanjiku Ngugi – businesswoman
Ms Wambui owns two firms – Waluco and Ngiwaco Investments – which are among 10 companies whose directors were summoned by detectives last week in connection to the NYS scandal.
Ms Ann said she mandated her mother to operate one of her bank accounts linked to the scandal.