Note: This email was sent to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Director Of Public Prosecutions, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption commission in September this year but the three offices ignored the big scandal.
These offices are known to use whistleblowers reports sent to them to extort the accused hence no action, hence the need for pressure from independent bloggers like Cyprian Nyakundi, who posts what the offices and mainstream media try to cover up for the cartels.
Dear Sirs,
Find a report attached on massive abuse of office, plunder of public/pensioners funds, corruption practices and other evils at LAPFUND.
The CEO and a few members of staff in conjunction with business cartels and brokers have stolen over 2 billion shillings from the funds.
The CEO is known to own properties and assets worth over 1 billion illegally acquired with stolen funds from the corporation. He has money stashed in local and foreign accounts. Some of the funds are wired to his brother residing in America.
We request urgent and swift action from the investigating bodies.
Regards
Austin Onyango (On behalf of Concerned staff)
18th September 2019 URGENT
Chief Executive officer Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Integrity Centre Nairobi RE: CORRUPTION BY LAPFUND CEO – DAVID KOROSS & COHOOTS Local Authorities Provident Fund (LAPFUND) is a state corporation located on 9th Floor, JKUAT Towers, Kenyatta Avenue Nairobi. The corporation manages pension funds for employees of County Governments and other bodies like water companies etc. The Chief Executive Officer (MR. David Koross) in cahoots with Head of Finance (Mr. Mbogo) and Head of Procurement (Mr. Kibet) are involved in massive plunder of the corporation resources. Below see list of areas to be investigated among others: a) Development and Construction of Mavoko Gardens Estate in Syokimau. The construction was estimated to cost 700 million but to date we have sunk 1.2 Billion shillings. The CEO pocketed 60 million in kickbacks. b) The Development, Construction and renovation of Golf View Apartments has cost the fund over 1.5 billion. Currently the Building is closed for renovation at an estimated cost of 133 million shillings. The same contractor was involved in both Mavoko Gardens and Golf View Apartments. c) The CEO and his cahoots have engaged in purchase of properties at exaggerated prices and others with fake titles. The 30 acres in Kitengela was bought at exorbitant price of 10 million per acre from a broker, while the market price at the time was 5 million per acre. The land is disputed by the owners and they have taken LAPFUND to court. The land in Bellevue South C was purchased at 500 million per acre. A suspicious payment of an extra over 300 million was paid in early 2019 one year after the transfer was done. d) The CEO has been sending select members of staff for suspicious international training, seminars and trips that are not beneficial to the organization. Some of these have love relationship with CEO. Next week the CEO and more than nine members of staff are going on a tour of America which is against the treasury recommendation of a maximum of four staff at a time. e) Procurement of Architectural/property development consultants amounting to over Ksh 150 million was done through restricted tender against the PPAD Act regulations in June/July 2019. LAPFUND is not a security body thus should float tenders publicly. Many other tenders amounting to millions of shillings are procured through quotation i.e. Valuation of properties at Ksh 32 million was done in July/August 2019 f) Illegal recruitment of staff without approval by the National Treasury or the board. g) The property portfolio is over 10% threshold recommended by Retirements Benefits Authority. h) Funds amounting to over Ksh 11 million stolen from Golf View apartments has been written off in as Bad Debts i) A property agent selling Mavoko Gardens was allowed to reta in 8 million money received on behalf of LAPFUND for over two years j) Contributors funds are not properly reconciled and statements not issued due to plunder of the resources. k) We request for a forensic audit of the fund by RBA to establish the lot and misuse of pensioners funds. The CEO survives by bribing and compromising anybody who tries to raise a finger and if the trend continues the fund will be depleted of pensioners’ benefits. Politicians and other cartels collect money at will from the fund. He has protection from political players and other business cartels. We request EACC and DCI to move with speed to investigate, arrest the culprits and secure the files before they tamper with the records. Regards Concerned Staff
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