After the impeachment motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was approved, The Kenya Times has learned that the office of the DP conducted eight multimillion-shilling transactions in one day.
Kibwezi West Member of Parliament Mwengi Mutuse tabled the impeachment motion, outlining 11 grounds for impeaching the Deputy President.
These grounds include gross violation of the Constitution, gross misconduct, bullying, corruption, and undermining the presidency, among others.
In the impeachment motion, it was revealed that an events company received a total of Ksh100,262,821.43 from the Office of the Deputy President.
Office of DP Gachagua Made 8 Transactions in One Day to One Company
Lusona Events Company, which operates two bank accounts at SBM Bank that it opened in 2015, received this amount between January 1, 2024, and July 11, 2024, characterized by the receipt of multiple transfers.
Adding to the controversies, on July 2, 2024, the Deputy President’s Office made eight payments to the company in a single day.
The transactions included Ksh 2,946,900.00, Ksh 4,806,639.00, Ksh 4,679,130.00, Ksh 2,955,450.00, Ksh 3,374,400.00, Ksh 5,451,912.40, Ksh 3,582,536.50, and Ksh 3,840,625.60.
“A substantial portion of the Ksh. 100,262,821.43 was used for luxurious largesse and unnecessary expenditure for carpets, etc., laid down for the Deputy President’s functions,” read part of the impeachment motion.
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lan Njuguna Gitata was also introduced as an account signatory and the sole account operator, made Ksh 22,800,000.00 in cash withdrawals.
Some of the withdrawals were declared as cash to pay undisclosed beneficiaries and it was suspicious why they preferred cash payments as opposed to wire transfers.
On the same day, Ksh 4,000,000 was transferred to a law firm, and an additional Ksh 26,993,350 was invested in fixed-term deposits.
Also to note, the deposits were made in two installments: Ksh 9,993,350 on May 27, 2024, and Ksh 17,000,000 on July 11, 2024.
“The utilisation of funds was suspicious, as most of the cash was withdrawn in cash rather than wire transfers. His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua is suspected to be the principal beneficiary of these dubious transactions,” the motion reads further.
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Another Ksh 21 M Sent to Another Company
Similarly, another company, St. Nicholas Rehabilitation and Industrial Training Institute Limited, received Ksh 21,060,000 from the Office of the Deputy President between March 2024 and June 5, 2024.
The utilization of these funds raised suspicion after Ksh 2,000,000.00 was used as part of payment for a white Toyota Prado from Umarali Motors Limited, which was purchased for Ksh 8.5 million.
Additionally, Ksh 4,000,000.00 was suspiciously transferred to the account of the company’s director, Nicholas Maingi.
“A cash trail in the personal account revealed that upon receipt of the funds, Nicholas made a transfer of KShs.4,660,000.00 to Umarali Motors Limited on 21st March 2024. Why pay Umarali Motors Limited using two routes?” MP Mutuse Mwengi posed.
Mutuse alleged that prior to receipt of the two payments from the Office of the DP, the account was transacting in minimal accounts, “raising suspicions that the entire transaction was a conduit used by Rigathi Gachagua to siphon public funds.
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