Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - Officers from the Ethics And Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) raided the home of Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi and seized Ksh 12 million and USD 13, 000 in cash, funds suspected to be the proceeds of corruption.
According to a statement issued by EACC on Tuesday,
Wamatangi and other senior county officials are implicated in fraudulent deals
worth Ksh 1.5 billion.
Other high-ranking officials under investigation include
County Secretary Peter Njoroge Ndegwa, Finance CEC Nancy Njeri Kirumba, Lands
CEC Salome Muthoni Wainaina, and Chief Officer of Finance William Kinyanjui
Kimani.
Also implicated are supply chain director Phyllis Wanjiru Muiruri, revenue director Henry Mburu Waweru, and Bernard Kabalku Theuri, the director of Filtronic International Limited, a firm linked to the alleged fraud.
According to the EACC, authorities are investigating two key
transactions: a Ksh. 230 million contract awarded to Filtronic International
for an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, and a series of suspicious
payments allegedly made for non-existent services.
Preliminary findings indicate that procurement rules were
violated in both cases, with county officials allegedly conspiring with private
entities to divert taxpayer funds.
EACC CEO Abdi Mohamud confirmed that investigators had
gathered significant evidence, including financial records and digital data,
which could be critical in prosecuting the case.
See a video of the money recovered from the Governor’s
residence.
EACC recovers Sh12 million from Kiambu governor Wamatangi residence in raid in Sh1.5 billion fraud probe pic.twitter.com/mtcxPVInpc
— Cyprian, Is Nyakundi (@C_NyaKundiH) April 15, 2025
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