Wealthy OCPD who said he was motivated by love for his country
Kakamega Administration Police commander Francis Kooli. He is among police chiefs who said their wealth came from business. PHOTO | ISAAC WALE |
What you need to know:
- Nyandarua North OCPD says he had made Sh21 million gross income from his businesses.
- “I am a patriotic Kenyan and I love my job,” Mr Onsongo told the panel.
“I am a patriotic Kenyan and I have several investments,” Nyandarua North OCPD Benjamin Onsongo told the Johnston Kavuludi-led vetting panel that he had made Sh21 million gross income from his businesses.
Mr Kavuludi had asked him to explain how Sh875,000 made it to his account every month yet he earned about Sh70,000 as an OCPD.
Another panellist, Mr Ronald Musengi, asked him why he preferred to remain in the police service yet he could live comfortably from his “businesses” without his salary as a senior police officer.
“I am a patriotic Kenyan and I love my job,” Mr Onsongo told the panel. “After all, I would not be where I am today if it wasn’t for the police service that pays me the salary I have invested in businesses.”
The police boss said he wished to work for the police service and use his knowledge to make Kenya a better place.
He disclosed that since he was recruited more than three decades ago, he had built rental houses in Kisii, Rongai, Nairobi, Eldoret and Nakuru.
His wife, who is an electrical engineer, quit her job to manage their family’s businesses, he told the panel. He also said he owned half of the shares of a private security firm, Benori Guards Services, and that he had a bakery in Kisii Town.
