The EACC has ordered former Murang’a Governor Mwangi Wa Iria, his wife Jane Waigwe Kimani and six other persons to represent themselves to its offices by Tuesday, April 16.
The anti-graft body wants Wa Iria and company to report to EACC Headquarters in Nairobi or the nearest EACC regional office by Tuesday 8 am, without fail.
The suspects include; Patrick Kagumu Mukuria (former county secretary), Jane Wanjiru Mbuthia (Director, M/S Top Image Media Consultancy Ltd), David Maina Kiama (Director, M/S Top Image Media Consultancy Ltd), David Maina Njeri (Director, M/S Top Image Media Consultancy Ltd), Solomon Mutura Kimani (Director, M/S Value View Ltd), and Peter Muturi Karanja (Personal Assistant to Wa Iria).
This comes after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga approved that they be charged in court for engaging in procurement irregularities and conflict of interest of KSh140 million.
A statement from the Office of DPP (ODPP) had said that the decision to charge the suspects had been made following an investigation by the EACC.
The investigations, ODPP says, centred on the alleged procurement irregularities and conflict of interest that saw M/S Top Image Media Consultancy Ltd awarded publicity tenders by the Murang’a County Government in Financial Year 2014/2015 and 2015/2016.
“[They] were found to have engaged in procurement irregularities in the award of publicity tenders to Top Image Media Consultants Limited and Value View Limited,” the statement from ODPP read in part.
The suspects will be charged with;
- Conspiracy to commit and offense of corruption Contrary to Section 47A (3) as read with Section 48 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act (ACECA),
- Abuse of Office Contrary to Section 46 as read with Section 48 of ACECA,
- Unlawful acquisition of public property Contrary to Section 45(1)(a) as read with Section 48 of the ACECA,
- Conflict of interest Contrary to Section 42(3) as read with section 48 of the ACECA,
- Dealing with suspect property, and
- Money Laundering.
