The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) wants Former Lugari Member of Parliament Cyrus Jirongo and Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Nick Mwendwa prosecuted over alleged multi-million graft.
These two are among notable suspects recommended for prosecution by EACC to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga.
The commission said Mwendwa is facing charges over the loss of millions of shillings that led to Kenya being stripped of the rights to host the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in 2018.
EACC in its quarterly report noted that it received a complaint of embezzlement of public funds and irregular procurement process by public officials during the intended 2018 African Nations Championships.
Nick Mwendwa Dragged into Ksh 1.5 billion 2018 CHAN Fiasco
Investigations established that a company, Auditel Kenya was awarded the tender irregularly since they attached false documents to their bid document.
In the case, the commission said its probe into the Ksh1.5 billion tender process for the upgrade of stadiums that were supposed to host the competition revealed that Ksh 330.5 million was paid to Auditel Kenya for services not rendered.
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Furthermore, financial investigations established that after Auditel Kenya was paid, Ksh25,682,893.56 was transferred to Restea Enterprises.
Restea later transferred money to persons associated with the FKF president, Leasepath Ltd and Leasetrade Ltd.
“The Directors of Restea, Leasepath Ltd, Leasetrade Ltd and Mwendwa therefore knowingly engaged in an arrangement to receive money from Auditel Kenya with the intent to conceal the source of the said amount, yet they knew that the said monies were obtained for services not rendered,” read part of the EACC report.
EACC Wants Jirongo Prosecuted Over Ksh 250M Land Deal
Jirongo, on the other hand has been named alongside Kuza Farm over an alleged Ksh250 million payment received from the Nairobi County government in the 2019/2020 financial year.
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EACC said Jirongo was paid the amount as compensation for a plot of land in an industrial area, but the land had already been developed with public utilities.
“Investigations established that the Nairobi County Government entered into a consent with Kuza Farm after a dispute arose on the ownership of the same since Kuza Farm had acquired the land regularly, yet the land had been developed with public utilities. The consent was adopted as a decree of the court,” read the report.
One of the conditions in the decree was that Kuza Farm was to be paid Sh250 million after clearing all encumbrances registered against the title of the land.
“The payment to Kuza Farm was irregular since the title of the Land in question had been charged to Post Bank Credit Ltd for a sum of Ksh. 1,650,000,000. This meant one of the conditions of the decree was not complied with since Kuza Farm was paid yet the land was encumbered.”
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