Ksh351,000 Elgeyo Marakwet Deputy Governor Refused to Pay Businessman
The money in question was meant to go towards settling a debt he had at Eri Supplies Limited, a company owned by the businessman based in Eldoret.
Marvin Chege 
It has emerged that Elgeyo-Marakwet County Deputy Governor (DG) Wisley Rotich had arrears amounting to Ksh351,000 that he refused to pay to the Indian businessman, leading to his arrest on Thursday, March 4.
The money in question was meant to go towards settling a debt he had at Eri Supplies Limited, a company owned by the businessman based in Eldoret.
"On August 3, 2018, Rotich “with intent to defraud”, unlawfully obtained 14 tyres of road shine brand and a Chloride Exide battery from Rajesh Sanghrajka, all valued at Ksh351,000.
“You (Rotich) pretended that you were in a position to pay him, a fact you knew to be false,” read part of the police report.
Upon being pressurised to settle the debt, Rotich reportedly issued a bouncing cheque on November 12, 2019.
“You (Rotich) issued a cheque, number 000005, for Ksh351,000 to Eri Supplies Limited from your [bank] account, number 3000101814 at Transnational Bank, Iten Branch, with the knowledge that the said account had insufficient funds,” added the police report filed at the Eldoret Police Station on Thursday, March 4.
Rotich was arrested in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, and charged with the acquisition of the vehicle tires on credit. He was taken to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) office in Eldoret.
The Deputy Governor however denied the fraud charges and was released on a Ksh 50,000 cash bail. The hearing for his case has been set for June 7, 2021.
