A Kisumu Law Court sentences two former Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) employees to pay a fine of KSh. 10 million each or serve 9 years imprisonment.
The two were sentenced alongside Joseph Mbugua Maina, a truck driver who was sentenced to pay a fine of Ksh.5.3 million or serve 7 years imprisonment.
Kisumu Law Courts Chief Magistrate Hon. D.O. Onyango sentenced Reuben Andolo Aseneka, a former loading Island operator and Mutai Micah, a former ICT employee after they were found guilty of conspiracy to commit a felony, theft of petroleum products, illegally tampering with the KPC fuel monitoring systems (Fuelfacs and Acculoads), unauthorized access to KPC’s computer systems, specifically the Fuelfacs systems.
The Court further sentenced all accused persons to serve another 1-year imprisonment or pay a fine of Ksh.200,000 each for theft of petroleum products.
In Count 3, Aseneka and Mutai were both sentenced to pay a fine of Ksh.10 million each or serve 5 years imprisonment for illegally tampering with the KPC fuel monitoring systems (Fuelfacs and Acculoads).
In Counts 4 and 5, Mutai and Aseneka were sentenced to serve 2 years or pay a fine of Ksh.200,000 each for unauthorized access to KPC’s computer systems, specifically the Fuelfacs systems. While in Count 6, Mbugua was fined Ksh. 5 million or serve 5 years imprisonment.
