The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has charged a Kitui Member of County Assembly (MCA) for obtaining motor vehicle registration by false pretenses contrary to Section 320 of the Penal Code
According to ODPP, Ikanga Ward MCA Cyrus Kisavi Musyoka allegedly obtained registration of motor vehicle number KCM 760Z by falsely pretending that he was the registered owner.
“He was also charged with an additional two counts of conspiracy to commit a felony, two counts of forgery, two counts of uttering false documents, and making a false claim by a person employed in the public service,” read the statement in part.
The court heard that on January 12, 2023, at an unknown time, at the County Assembly of Kitui in Kitui Township, the accused made a claim for a motor vehicle reimbursement.
The claim was for a sum of Ksh2,212,000, which he knew was false and intended to be payable to himself.
However, Musyoka pleaded not guilty to charges before Kitui Principal Magistrate Sindani and was released on a bond of Ksh500, 000.
The matter will be mentioned on March 6 for pretrial and further direction.
DPP on Ferdinand Waititu
Meanwhile, DPP Renson Ingonga has appealed the acquittal of former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Ndung’u Waititu, popularly known as Babayao, in a money laundering case.
The appeal comes a week after the Nairobi Anti-Corruption Court, on February 13, 2025, acquitted Waititu, a seasoned politician, of money laundering charges.
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In the appeal filed at the High Court’s Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Division, the DPP argues that the trial magistrate erred in both law and fact by acquitting Waititu and his co-accused despite overwhelming evidence presented by the Prosecution on behalf of the Republic.
“DPP is seeking the High Court’s intervention to overturn the acquittal, contending that the trial magistrate wrongly found that although there was sufficient evidence against the accused persons on the money laundering charge, Waititu should be considered the “originator” of corruption offences, including conflict of interest, and dealing with suspected property under the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act (ACECA) and the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act (2009),” the DPP said
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In the appeal, the DPP has outlined 12 reasons why the court should reverse the decision, convict Waititu, and impose a sentence as prescribed by law.
During the trial, the prosecution argued that between July 2, 2018, and March 2019, in Nairobi, Waititu knowingly engaged in a scheme to launder Ksh12,410,500. The funds, allegedly proceeds of crime, were transferred from Testimony Enterprises Limited to Saika Two Estate Developers Limited to disguise their illicit origin.
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