This archive report was first published on 25 August 2020.
On August 25, 2020, the Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji ordered the arrest and prosecution of Maasai Mara University Vice-Chancellor Prof Mary Walingo over Sh177 million fraud.
The alleged fraud, which dates back to 2016, involves the irregular withdrawal of funds by Prof. Walingo and four other officials, including her driver Noor Hassan Abdi, Ag Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic and Student Affairs Prof. John Almadi Obere, Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Administration, Finance and Planning Prof. Simon Kasaine Ole Seno, and Finance Officer Anaclet Okumu.
According to the DPP, the university suffered a loss of approximately Sh177,007,754 due to the unscrupulous withdrawal activities of Prof. Walingo and her accomplices.
Investigations by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) found that the money was withdrawn upon directions of finance officers and would eventually find its way to the Vice-Chancellor through proxies.
However, the DPP noted that there is no supporting document for expenditure, and all the transactions were not recorded in the university's Enterprise Resource Planning system.
