Davy Koech, the former Director of the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), is one of 37 people pardoned by President Ruto in a gazette notice dated July 19, 2023.
Koech was sentenced to six years in jail in September 2021 after being found guilty on three counts of dishonest acquisition of public property.
He was also accused of fraudulently purchasing KEMRI's property in Nairobi for Ksh.800,000 on August 17, 2006.
According to the second and third allegations, he illegally stole Ksh.6 million and another Ksh.12.5 million from the research institution on December 12, 2006.
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He was also accused of using his position to corruptly transfer monies from the Vector Biological and Control Research (VBCR) account to himself.
He was accused of transferring Ksh. 19.3 million from the institution's bank accounts to his personal accounts while he was the Managing Director. The money was intended towards the Kisumu Center for Disease Control.
According to the gazette notification, Ruto also pardoned 2,944 minor offenders and 2,117 long-term offenders.
Koech was accused of transferring Ksh. 19.3 million from the institution's bank accounts to his personal accounts while he was the Managing Director. The money was intended towards the Kisumu Center for Disease Control.
According to the gazette notification, Ruto also pardoned 2,944 minor offenders and 2,117 long-term offenders.
