Siblings in the Ngirita family, who are part of the 43 suspects implicated in the NYS scandal, now claim they were framed by an officer investigating the case.
All the suspects have been denied bail and remanded on several counts ranging from conspiracy to commit economic crimes, willful failure to comply with procurement rules and abuse of office leading to the loss of Sh468 million.
Four members of the Ngirita family - Jeremiah Ngichini Ngirita, Ann Wambere Ngirita, Phylis Njeri and their mother Lucy Ngirita, have been accused of defrauding the NYS in excess of Sh100 million.
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In an affidavit sworn on June
7, Ngichini sensationally claimed chief investigating officer Mike Julius Kingoo Muia implicated them in the scam to settle personal scores after they cut business ties with him.
He claimed that his company Jerricathy Enterprises was in trade partnership with Muia since 2014.
"I together with Mike Julius Kingoo Muia have been carrying out business of supplying hardware and renovating facilities at the National Youth Service in Gilgil."
Ngichini, however, said his family's relations with Muia turned soar in the recent past leading to hostilities.
"After our business and relationship went soar, Mike Julius Kingoo Muia vowed to use his position to fight our family," he states in the affidavit.
He goes ahead to explain that the officer in question tried to reestablish ties on a number of occasions before they were arrested but they turned him down.
He said one such meeting happened at a club along Langata road where the officer met him and his sisters.
"At the meeting, he suggested that we should proceed to his residence to take refreshments which we declined," Ngichini said.
"He then told us that he would take the statement of Ms Wambere Ngirita at his residence alone as they enjoy "Black Label Whisky which we declined."
Ngichini further accused Muia of making sexual advances towards Wambere during the recording of her statement on May 28.
"Muia assigned himself to write the statement of Ms Wambere and the said taking of statement lasted from 9am to 3pm where they constantly disagreed as a result of his sexual advances to her."
"The cause of all the allegations against me and my family is due to the business disagreements between Mike Julius Kingoo Muia and ourselves. All the said allegations are totally false and malicious."
Ann Ngirita received Sh59 million from NYS without delivering anything while her mother Lucy received Sh5.4 million for supposedly supplying canned beans.
The court refused to release the suspects on bail saying the economic crimes they are charged with are serious.
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