Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji on Thursday, August 27 ordered the arrest of Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa over misappropriation of public funds.
In a statement from the office of the DPP, Jumwa alongside seven others and members from a contractor company were ordered to be arrested.
"I direct that the above suspects to be apprehended and arraigned in court to face the below listed charges under the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act No. 3 of 2003 and the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act. No. 9 of 2009," read part of the statement.
Haji revealed that the eight were charged with conspiracy to commit an offence of corruption, willful failure to comply with the law related to procurement, conflict of interest, money laundering, acquisition of proceeds of crime, forgery and uttering.
Some of the business entities controlled by the MP through her proxies fraudulently, allegedly received funds from the National Government Constituency Development Fund for her constituency.
The entities named in the scandal include Multserve Contractors Limited, Kaseru Construction Limited, Bizcot Ltd and Gadu Stores Ltd.
DCI who were involved in the investigation established that over Ksh 19 million was paid to Multserve Contractors Limited with Robert Katana named as the director.
Out of the Ksh 19 million, Multserve Contractors Limited received, Ksh 2.5 million was allegedly transferred to Jumwa which resulted in a conflict of interest.
Evidence also showed that Jumwa concealed the said sums, being proceeds of crime, by depositing an instalment towards the purchase of an apartment located on Argwings Kodhek Road in Nairobi.
The DPP ordered the arrest of Members of Malindi CDF in the name of Abdalla Wachu, Kennedy Onyango, Bernard Riba, Sophia Saidi, Margaret Kalume, Robert Wanje Director of Multserve and Multserve Contractors Limited.
The DPP has turned the heat on corruption scandals with Migori Governor Okoth Obado arrested on Wednesday, August 26 on grounds of misappropriation of public funds.
