{"id":385,"date":"2023-07-25T09:21:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T09:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/?p=385"},"modified":"2023-07-25T09:21:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T09:21:49","slug":"president-ruto-pardones-former-kemri-director-davy-koech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/index.php\/2023\/07\/25\/president-ruto-pardones-former-kemri-director-davy-koech\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESIDENT RUTO PARDONES FORMER KEMRI DIRECTOR DAVY KOECH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) Director Davy Koech is among 37 people pardoned by President Ruto in a gazette notice dated July 19, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Koech was found guilty on three counts of fraudulent acquisition of public property and sentenced to six years in prison in September 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DavyKoech-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DavyKoech-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DavyKoech-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DavyKoech-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>He was also accused of fraudulently acquiring KEMRI&#8217;s property for Ksh.800,000 on August 17, 2006, in Nairobi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the second and third charges, on December 12, 2006, he illegally obtained Ksh.6 million and another Ksh.12.5 million from the research institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He faced additional charges alleging that he used his position to corruptly transfer funds from the Vector Biological and Control Research (VBCR) account to himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When he was the Managing Director, he was accused of transferring Ksh. 19.3 million from the institution&#8217;s bank accounts to his personal accounts. 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