Evans Kadagi Edaria, a witness in the Ksh213 million graft case against former Nairobi Governor, Evans Kidero, and other former Nairobi County officials, on Thursday testified that the accused allegedly authorised several illegal payments to two firms.
He was the messenger who reportedly took the cheques and letters that authorised release of funds to Ngurumani Traders and Lodwar Wholesalers Limited.
Speaking during a court session, Kadagi positively identified a Ksh5 million cheque which was paid to Ngurumani Traders Limited on December 18, 2015.
He divulged to the court that amounts over Ksh19 million and later on, another Ksh26 million, were made to Ngurumani Limited.
According to the witness, the cheques and the Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) were signed by some of the accused persons in the case.
Kidero is charged alongside former Nairobi county officials Lillian Ndegwa, Jimmy Kiamba, Stephen Osiro, Luke Mugo and Maurice Ochieng Okere.
They are jointly accused of conspiring to commit fraud which led to the loss of Ksh 213,327,300 at the County Government between January 16, 2014, and January 25, 2016.
The prosecution alleges that the officers authorised payments to the two companies for services not rendered.
The defence team is expected to cross-examine the witness next week when the hearing resumes.
