Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko is a man in trouble again after the EACC unearthed ways he has allegedly been using to siphon cash from the County Government of Nairobi's coffers.
After months of investigations, the anti-corruption agency on Friday, November 22, flagged transactions through which it claimed Governor Sonko diverted millions of shillings to his personal bank accounts.
According to a report by The Standard who quoted the EACC, Sonko was involved in a complex web of kickbacks from the companies that had been awarded tenders by his government.
EACC alleged that a conspiracy with private companies saw the county boss pocket Ksh39 million through the said transactions.
Simon Cherpka, EACC's forensic investigator, claimed that in one instance the governor had Ksh27.4 million wired to his account from three companies, which had been awarded multi-million shilling contracts under questionable circumstances by the county government.
Between June 2017 and February 2019, investigations revealed massive fraud, procurement irregularities, misappropriation of public funds and conflict of interest through inconsistent and exaggerated payments made to individuals and proxy companies at City Hall,” stated Cherpka in an affidavit filed in court
The investigator further claimed that companies were awarded tenders without following due process and millions of shillings found their way back to the accounts of the county head.
A report by Citizen TV stated that the anti-corruption watchdog named Hardi Enterprises, Yiro Enterprises Jakoy Enterprises, Flexilease enterprises, Acacia Equipment (K) Ltd, Aende Group Limited and Tusma Trading Company as those used in the scheme.
Cherpka believed that in a period of five months between October 2018 and March 2019, Hardi Enterprises received a total of Ksh357 million from the county for solid waste collection and disposal.
Below is the video courtesy of Citizen TV
