If you visit Narok, that sleepy town on the fringes of civilization, you’ll be amazed by some new properties donning the area.
One thing that has become too obvious is that most of these installations belong to the people working in government. For in Kenya, working in government pays more than an US citizen inventing the next Facebook.
It is a painful truth that young people go without jobs and are told that ‘it is hard to find employment’, yet those appointed/elected to public office loot with wanton abandon like there’s no future. They don’t even try to create jobs; all they want is to be village small gods who dish out handouts.
The looter of Narok
The Chief Finance Officer (CFO) of Narok County Government Mr. Denis Parsaloi Ole Letiet was appointed to office in 2016 and in those few years earning less that Ksh400k per month, the man now owns half of Narok.
It is alleged that Mr. Parsaloi owns flats and buildings carefully spread in two counties of Narok and Nairobi.
The Bachelor of Commerce Degree holder from Technical University of Kenya has learnt the art of creative accounting that has seen him embezzled millions from the county coffers.
A source working at the county government of Narok told cnyakundi.com that Mr. Parsaloi’s fortunes have risen tenfold since he came into office in 2016.
Apart from buildings, the maasai moran is said to be the owner of 10 high-end fleet of vehicles.
‘CFO ako na magari kumi, kama mheshimiwa. In fact hizi manyumba kama Esipil na Lathes huwa hapendi zijulikane, ameweka kwa majina ya watu wengine’, said the source .
It is also alleged that the CFO has firms that do works for the county, that are owned through proxies. This is conflict of interest.
Apart from the two buildings (Esipil and Lathes) in Narok that the source stated are owned by Mr. Parsaloi, others that cnyakundi.com has received information on, that are allegedly owned by him are: Chillspot Hotel (Narok), and Coffee Shop (Narok).
As Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) goes after people driving top of the range vehicles but have salaries that don’t match those riches, one of the people they should close in on is Narok County CFO Denis Parsaloi Ole Letiet.
Detectives from Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Authority (EACC) and Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) should launch investigations as pertains to these allegations.
Such cases
Recently, after KRA announced that it will hire detectives to track tax evaders, some cases involving rich junior officers who worked the National Treasury and another at National Youth Service have been covered.
In the Treasury’s case, one Elvine Leware Macager earning a monthly salary of Ksh16,772 was later discovered to have started multiple firms in which he was paid a total of Ksh600 million. The KRA has made a tax demand of ksh300 million from him.
In the NYS case, one Evans Wafula Kundu earning a monthly salary of Ksh26,000 is worth over Ksh500 million. It is reported that Mr Wafula, then in charge of mechanical and transport department, illegally amassed the wealth during the looting spree at the state agency when Ksh9 billion was lost through dubious contracts and fictitious payments.
Both of the junior officers, now rich Kenyans, invested in properties in upmarket areas of Nairobi and other town.
They also own high-end vehicles.
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