Former KPC employees slapped with 9-year jail terms for stealing petroleum products
Two former Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) employees have been sentenced to serve nine years imprisonment or pay a fine of Ksh10 million each for theft of petroleum products.
In a statement on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) revealed that Aseneka was a former loading island operator while Mutai was a former ICT employee.
The two were sentenced alongside Joseph Mbugua Maina, a truck driver who is to pay a fine of Ksh5.3 million or serve seven years in prison.
The accused persons were facing charges of conspiracy to commit a felony, theft of petroleum products, illegally tampering with the KPC fuel monitoring systems and unauthorized access to KPC’s computer systems.
In its verdict, the ODPP also detailed the different charges for the specific count of crimes the accused were found guilty of.
Conspiracy to commit a felony
“The Court sentenced the three as follows; In Count one, three accused persons were sentenced to one-year imprisonment or pay a fine of ksh.100,000 each for the offence of conspiracy to commit a felony. They conspired to steal the MSP, which had been loaded onto a road tanker,” part of the ODPP statement read.
“The Court further sentenced all accused persons to serve another 1-year imprisonment or pay a fine of Ksh.200,000 each for theft of petroleum products,” the statement continued.
“In Count 3, Aseneka and Mutai were both sentenced to pay a fine of Ksh10 million each or serve 5 years imprisonment for illegally tampering with the KPC fuel monitoring systems (Fuelfacs and Acculoads).”
“In Counts 4 and 5, Mutai and Aseneka were sentenced to serve 2 years or pay a fine of Ksh.200,000 each for unauthorized access to KPC’s computer systems, specifically the Fuelfacs systems. While in Count 6, Mbugua was fined Ksh. 5 million or serve 5 years imprisonment,” the charge statement concluded.
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