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Former Nyandarua governor Daniel Waithaka and two former officials were arrested Friday in Nyahururu for the loss of 50 million shillings
Waithaka and former water director Grace Gitonga and the former water engineer Kihiu Gichinga. ] Nyahururu resident magistrate James Wanyanga said the court did not have jurisdiction to hear corruption cases.
They were brought before the High Court of Nakuru, where they were to plead later in the day
They were arrested on Thursday after appearing in the offices of Ethics and Countering corruption in Nyeri
. They are accused of failing to comply with the laws on public procurement, to have committed projects without prior planning.
The county government had signed in 2014 an agreement with Tahal Ltd. of Israel to establish a master plan for water and a sewage system for the city of Ol Kalu.
$ 50 million to the company
Thursday, EACC Central Director Charles Rasugu said, "We have been investigating this issue for a long time and the governor will be finally brought to justice. We believe we have enough evidence to prove our case. "
Two other suspects in the matter, John Ngigi and Jesse Wachira, are still on the run.
Others are Tahal Consulting Engineers Ltd., Chen Yochanan and Albert Attias. 19659002] On Wednesday evening, the director of Noordin Haji has ordered that the governor and seven other suspects be arrested and prosecuted.
A statement posted on the ODPP's Twitter account on Wednesday night indicated that the EACC had established that the county was illegally engaging M / Sahal Consulting Engineers Limited in the development of a county water master plan
The company was to design and revise the city's sewage system. Ol Kalu, added Haji, adding that 50,850,513 shillings were paid illegally.] The ODPP stated that Tahal was hired on February 2, 2016, but the contract was concluded two years earlier, on April 30, 2014 .
"At the moment of the signing of the at, Tahal was not a legal person, "Haji helps. "Nyandarua did not have a supply plan or funds for the project for the 2013-14 fiscal year."
The company was paid in two installments – one of 23,895,513 shillings on July 2, 2014 and the other of 26,575,000 shillings on September 4, 2015. [19659002] The DPP stated that the County did not seek approval from the Public Private Partnership Committee before signing the contract.
"The contract was signed and seen by members who were neither directors nor shareholders of the company.," He said.
Haji stated that payments were not allowed and that the documents concerning them were written long after the payment of the company.
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