NAIROBI 2 Apr (ANA) - A governor in Kenya has been arrested over a fuel supply scandal allegedly involving about $ 827,000 (£ 632,000), local media reports say.

 

Samburu governor Moses Kasaine's reported arrest came after Kenya's chief prosecutor Noordin Haji ordered that he be charged with conspiracy to commit economic crimes, abuse of office and conflict of interest.

 

Mr Kasaine or his lawyers have not yet commented.

 

In a statement tweeted by his office, Mr Haji said Mr Kasaine had been "trading with the county government through Oryx Service Station for the supply of fuel" since 27 March 2013.

 

The service station had received $ 827,000, and the money was "shared" between the governor and a "proxy" of his, Mr Haji added.

 

The governor had failed or neglected to disclose his interest in the service station, and had engaged in "conduct that is expressly prohibited in law", Mr Haji alleged.

 

Samburu is located in the northern part of Kenya's Great Rift Valley.(ANA)

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