Machakos Town MP Victor Munyaka narrated in court how he lost Kshs3.7 million at a car dealership.
The MP who sought the court's intervention in the matter stated that he had sought the services of Hyper Car Limited through its director George Chege to acquire an Audi Q7 from the United Kingdom.
Milimani Senior Resident Magistrate Carolyne Muthoni Njagi heard that Chege obtained the money from the MP fraudulently by pretending he was in a position to import the car.
However, Chege denied the charges against him although the Machakos Town MP maintained that he had not received the vehicle in question.
“I signed an agreement with Hyper Car Limited where Mr Chege is a director. I know the accused herein very well,” Dr Munyaka was quoted by the Nation.
“He is the one who sold me my first car when l was first elected to Parliament in 2013,” he added.
Dr Munyaka told the court he believed Chege would deliver the vehicle since he had bought his first car as an MP from the dealer.
“To date, I have never received the vehicle from Mr Chege. He also has not returned the money I paid him,” the MP told the Magistrate.
MPs have fallen prey to dubious business people and lost millions of shillings to the frauds.
Lawmakers are being led into dubious schemes where they are forced to part with their hard-earned money.
In the recent past reports have emerged on various ways MPs lose money to cons. Some are forced to contribute money to various schemes including non-existent funerals, fake hospital bills and whatnot.
In 2019 Mbita MP Mille Odhiambo was hoaxed into contributing money for a funeral in her constituency only to discover that there was no funeral in the first place.
Other MPs also revealed that they had lost thousands of shillings to people who were posing as constituents who need help.
Maragwa MP disclosed that she was conned of Ksh 5000 by a woman who claimed that she was the county director of education.
Joash Nyamoko, the MP for Mugirango North, revealed how he almost parted with KSh. 60,000 to help a constituent clear a mortuary bill.
Kipkelion West MP Hilary Koskei revealed that he almost lost Ksh 70,000 to a man who had lied that he had a patient at Tenwek Hospital.
He wrote a cheque and gave it to his driver. On the way to the hospital, the man disappeared.
