{
  "id": 6240998,
  "title": "DPP Approves Charges Against Former Sports PS Kirimi Kaberia Over Sh330mn CHAN Funds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/dpp-approves-charges-against-former-sports-ps-kirimi-kaberia-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T05:13:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/dpp-approves-charges-against-former-sports-ps-kirimi-kaberia-over-sh330mn-chan-funds/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) in Kenya has approved charges against former Sports Principal Secretary Peter Kirimi Kaberia and eight others in connection with the alleged misuse of Sh330 million allocated for the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) preparations. The decision stems from an investigation conducted by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). The charges involve the misappropriation of public funds and include former government officials and private sector actors. The individuals to be charged include Kaberia, a former Principal Secretary, and four former officials from the Ministry of Sports. Additionally, five businessmen and five companies are also facing charges related to the alleged financial misconduct. The case focuses on the utilization of funds intended for Kenya's hosting of CHAN in 2018, which was held in January and February of that year. The ODPP will now present the case before the courts, where the burden of proof lies with the prosecution to establish the guilt of each accused person and company beyond reasonable doubt.",
  "summary": "The ODPP said its decision followed an independent assessment of the evidence contained in the EACC inquiry file.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Former Sports PS Kaberia, nine others to face Sh330m CHAN graft charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/former-sports-ps-kaberia-nine-others-to-face-sh330m-chan-graft-charges",
        "published": "2026-09-08T05:37:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}