Senior Railways Official Faces Sh 20 Million Scandal: Philip Mainga’s Fake Recruitment Scheme Uncovered

Philip Mainga has once again engaged in corrupt practices during the fraudulent recruitment process. A senior employee of the Railways has allegedly lost 20 million shillings in this recently concluded deceptive recruitment exercise.

According to reliable sources from an acting staff member at Railways Headquarters, the individual provided the funds to the Board to aid in the recruitment, only to be deceived after fulfilling their requests.

Contrary to expectations, many internal staff either shunned to apply for lack of trust in the process- the few that applied were not considered. The board proceeded to conduct interviews between 19th and 21st August 2024 for General Manager Corporate Services, General Manager Business & Commercial, General Manager Finance, General Manager Procurement, and General Manager Legal Services.

Sources said the board appointed Benedict Kiema Kavua, the current procurement manager at Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company for the position of General manager procurement. It is interesting to note that Kiema currently has an active court case with his employer and is bedeviled by corruption investigations.

“It alleged that some of the successful candidates bribed the Board with higher amounts of cash and got the positions. The Board reportedly favored some candidates based on tribal inclinations to protect their interests,” said an insider.

The Railway managing director Philip Mainga reportedly facilitated the appointment of Kiema his tribesman – to protect his interests since his term is ending.

The Board reportedly recruited one junior officer by the name of Stanley Cheruiyot who is of grade RG5 to an RG2 position going against their own advertised qualification criterion. Two other positions were reportedly given to members of the same community who do not have the requisite qualifications.