The board of Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has reappointed Joe Sang as the acting Managing Director of the state corporation after he was cleared of alleged graft charges last year.
Sang immediately takes over from Macharia Irungu who ended his three-year tenure at the state corporation as the board declined to renew his contract last week.
Sang and five other KPC senior managers were arrested on December 7, 2018, and charged with implementing the Kisumu oil jetty project which cost taxpayers an alleged loss of Sh1.9 billion.
Last month, trial magistrate Victor Wakumile ruled that there was no evidence to support the allegations of abuse of office, engaging in a project without prior planning and willful failure to comply with applicable laws and guidelines relating to management of public funds.
The magistrate found that the Sh1.9billion project was undertaken within the planned budget and that no public funds were lost.
Sang is among allies of President William Ruto and adds to the list of persons whose court cases have been withdrawn.
He was charged alongside company secretary Gloria Khafafa, Head of Procurement Vincent Cheruiyot, procurement manager Nicholas Gitobu, General Manager Finance Samuel Odonyo and General Manager in charge of infrastructure Billy Aseka.
