Two former managers at the Kenya Pipeline Company have been charged with abuse of office.
Charles Kiprotich and Josphat Kipkoech were on Thursday also charged with making documents without authority and failing to comply with procurement laws.
The two denied the charges before Anti-Corruption Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti.
The prosecution did not oppose bail but asked the court to direct the accused to deposit their passports and refrain from visiting their offices or being in contact with witnesses.
Through their lawyers, ex-KPC employees asked for lenient bond terms and told court and witness statements.
Magistrate Ogoti released them on a cash bail of Sh700,000 or a bond of Sh3 million each and cautioned them not to interfere with the witnesses.
This comes a day after the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission ordered former Kenya Pipeline Company MD Charles Tanui to surrender over an alleged irregular payment of Sh30 million.
In a statement on Wednesday, EACC ordered Tanui to present himself to the Integrity Centre immediately.
The EACC said it had already arrested former Chief Manager (Technical) Elias Maina Karumi and former Chief Electrical Engineer Josphat Kipkoech Sirma in connection with the same.
Tanui is among three officials accused of making a fraudulent payment of Sh30 million in a phantom tender at KPC for the installation of transformers using false documents.
EACC CEO Twalib Mbarak said investigations revealed the trio were answerable for the irregular payment to a firm (Redline Limited) for supplies that were never installed.
“Upon completion of investigations the file was submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions who upon independent review granted consent to charge the three former with abuse of office and making a false document,”Mbarak said.
He said all suspects will be arraigned at the Milimani Magistrate Court on Thursday.
The trio will also be charged with wilful failure to comply with the law relating to procurement.