A bank statement Farouk Kibet attached in his submission to the Public Accounts Committee shows that Josephine Kabura, a key NYS scam suspect, deposited Sh500,000 in his account, on January 17.
Two months later, on March 20, Kabura deposited another Sh1 million in Kibet’s Family Bank account.
The deposits were made via Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), according to Nation.
Kibet, Deputy President William Ruto’s personal assistant, had earlier said he does not know Kabura.
He had earlier told PAC that he asked business man Ben Gethi, who has also been implicated in the Sh1.8 billion NYS scam, for a soft loan of Sh2 million in January 2015, to assist a patient going for treatment in India.
The recent revelation show that there is a link Kibet, Gethi and Kabura.
“I don’t do any other business other than (being) the PA (personal assistant to DP Ruto) and a farmer,” Kibet said in a statement to the police and PAC.
He added, “I thought that Ben Gethi had deposited to my account because he was the one I had requested money from.”
Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen has also been linked to the scam.
Bank statements show that his law firm - Singoei, Murkomen & Sigei Advocates - was paid Sh15 million in two installments, Sh8 million and Sh7 million.
Murkomen has, however, denied being involved in the NYS scandal.
Suba MP John Mbadi had written to PAC chairman Nicholas Gumbo, asking him to summon Murkomen before the committee to explain his alleged involvement in the scandal.
“There is no justification for leaving out Senator Murkomen, who seems to know a lot, and Farouk Kibet, who evidence before the committee indicates not only received money from individuals under investigation but also had a lot of contacts with the individuals in question,” Mbadi said in his letter.