Kagundu-ini MCA Peter Mburu will be arraigned in court today following his arrest on Monday.
He was arrested for allegedly conspiring to defraud a contractor of Sh2.9 million.
Mburu is said to have pretended to be in a position to get a Chinese contractor a tender for the supply of materials for the construction of the Sh6.9 billion Northern Collector tunnel in Murang’a county.
The tunnel is supposed to boost water supply to Nairobi county by the end of the year.
Murang’a DCI officer Julius Rutere said the MCA is being held at Kigumo police station pending arraignment at Kigumo law courts today.
“He will be charged with conspiracy to defraud, obtaining money by false pretence and forgery,” Rutere said.
In February last year, the MCA was arraigned before Milimani senior principal magistrate Martha Mutuku.
He was accused of defrauding Gatitu self-help group of Sh1.2 million by pretending that he could help it invest in shares.
He also faced another count of swindling Sabina Gathaiga of Sh460,000 in a similar manner and was released on a bond of Sh800,000 or Sh400,000 bail after pleading not guilty.
A month later, he was also accused of defrauding Peninah Guchu Sh2.2 million after selling her a lorry using forged documents and was released on a bond of Sh2 million by Milimani principal magistrate Kennedy Cheruiyot.
